AHRC-funded scholar, Gail Trimble, of Corpus Christi College (Oxford), University Challenge team, this week confirmed her status as the programme’s greatest contestant ever.

Through the series, Gail answered more questions correctly than any other contestant in the show’s history. Ms Trimble, a Latin scholar and recipient of two AHRC grants, in fact scored two-thirds of her team's 1,200 points before the final. 

Gail, was originally funded by an AHRC Research Preparation Master's award, and is now receiving further funding from the AHRC for her PhD studies. The AHRC’s Chief Executive, Professor Philip Esler says, “Gail Trimble’s performance is testimony to the exceptionally high calibre of the post graduates funded by the AHRC. They are the crème-de-la-crème of the arts and humanities post graduate community.”

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Notes to the editor
Arts & Humanities Research Council: Each year the AHRC provides approximately £100 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,000 postgraduate awards. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only applications of the highest quality are funded. Arts and humanities researchers constitute nearly a quarter of all research-active staff in the higher education sector. The quality and range of research supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK.

Image courtesy Gail Trimble.