Ruth Reed and the Sheffield team with University Challenge host, Jeremy Paxman

Look out for Ruth Reed on University Challenge this Christmas. Ruth will be representing Sheffield University competing against Aberdeen University to secure a place in the semi-finals.  The show airs on 28th December at 7.30pm on BBC2.

It is the penultimate first-round match with both teams doing battle for a place in the semis. They are the University of Aberdeen, with broadcaster Nicky Campbell and Kezia Dugdale, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, and Sheffield University, with science presenter Adam Hart, Sid Lowe and Nicci Gerrard, the thriller writer better known as Nicci French. Ruth specialises in ‘Self build’ projects.

Iplayer – available shortly after broadcast: BBC Two – University Challenge, Christmas 2015, Aberdeen v Sheffield