Southampton University brought 2013 to an end with a bang with another fantastic appearance on University Challenge. On 31 December, our alumni team beat Kings College London with a massive 80 point gap. Here, we’ve been catching up with team captain Bob De Caux and finding out more about his University Challenge experience.

How did you find your third appearance on the show?

Funnily enough, I felt more nervous before this one than any of the others, and that wasn’t helped by getting one of the first questions wrong!  Once we got going though, the whole show seemed to fly … Read the rest

Big congratulations to Southampton University students,  Bob De Caux, David Bishop, Richard Evans and Matt Loxham on their appearance on University Challenge. As the guys get set for the second round, we’ve been catching up with team captain team captain Bob De Caux and their University Challenge experience.

 What inspired you to enter the show?

I’ve always been a huge fan of University Challenge and have shouted answers at my TV for years (a lot of them wrong, of course!)  I missed out on the opportunity to go on when I was an undergraduate and assumed that the chance had … Read the rest