A team of four students from the University of Reading will compete on University Challenge.

The group, comprising of students from a range of different disciplines, will appear on the academic quiz show on Monday, September 23.

The team includes Rhiannon Snook, 26, a PhD philosophy student; Stuart Rock, 63, a history master's student; Kissani Selvaramesh, 22, an undergraduate biomedical sciences student; and Josh Finkelstein, 27, an agricultural economics master's student.

Their participation follows the success of the 2022 University of Reading team, who reached the University Challenge final but were narrowly defeated by Imperial College London.

Team captain Rhiannon Snook said: "My favourite part of the experience was definitely the filming that we got to take part in and meeting the team behind the scenes who make the show happen every year.

"I hope you’re just as excited as I am to see us and see how we got on."

Professor Robert Van de Noort, vice-chancellor of the University of Reading, said: "It is fantastic that our student team has made it through to the televised stage of this year’s University Challenge.

"That in itself is an achievement.

"I’m proud to see students at different stages in their academic career, and from a diverse range of subjects, represent Reading on national television, and will be tuning in next week to see how they get on."

The show will be broadcast on BBC Two on Monday, September 23, at 8.30pm.