The UK's Premier Inter-University Equity Research Competition
Bringing together the most analytically capable undergraduate finance students in the UK. Finals hosted at UBS London Auditorium, March 4th 2027.
What We Are Building
The UK Equity Research Challenge (UKERC) is an annual national competition in which undergraduate teams from Britain's leading universities produce and defend a full equity research report on a listed company of their choice.
It exists because the standard of undergraduate investment analysis in the UK has quietly become excellent — yet there has been no single stage on which the strongest societies can measure themselves against one another under a shared, rigorous format.
UKERC is that stage. Reports are judged to institutional standards. Finals are held in front of a panel of senior buy-side and sell-side professionals at the UBS London Auditorium.
"The competition that serious undergraduate finance students build their year around."
Built For Everyone In The Room
Prove Your Edge
- Test your fundamental analysis against the best students in the UK.
- Present to senior professionals who have spent careers evaluating investment theses.
- Walk away with an experience directly transferable to front office interviews.
Put Your Society On The Map
- Founding participant status is permanent.
- Your society's name on the inaugural edition of UKERC.
- Give your strongest members a stage beyond your own society.
Access The Best Talent
- Direct access to the most analytically capable undergraduates in the UK.
- Your brand at the UBS London Auditorium finals.
- Your recruiters in the room on finals day.
How It Works
Written Research Report
Teams of 4–5 submit a 10-page equity research report, a 15-slide pitch deck, and an Excel financial model on a stock of their choice.
- —Business description
- —Industry overview
- —Investment thesis & variant perception
- —Financial analysis
- —Valuation with price target
- —Investment risks
- —ESG considerations
Live Finals
The strongest teams present at the UBS London Auditorium on March 4th 2027.
Judged By The Best In The Industry
Geoff Robinson
Former Managing Director and Head of Global Fundamental Analytics at UBS. Ten times voted the number one ranked analyst in Europe by institutional investors. Fellow, Durham University Business School. Founder, TheInvestmentAnalyst.com.
The Road To March 4th
- Summer 2026University partnerships confirmed
- October 2026Registration opens
- November 2026Registration closes
- February 2027Submission deadline
- March 4th 2027Finals, UBS London Auditorium
Universities Of The Founding Cohort
Founding participant status is permanent. The universities that are part of year one are recognised as such indefinitely.
Our Partners
Additional sponsorship partnerships to be announced. Interested in sponsoring UKERC? Get in touch.
Register Your Interest
Registration opens October 2026. Add your name now to be first to hear when it does.