Alisa Pasha

Alisa Pasha
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Politics, Film & Television, Investigative pieces, Features, Culture and Arts, Music, Student life, Sport, News

  • Alisa Pasha is a University of Manchester student and Editor in Chief for The Manchester Tab.
  • Alisa enjoys covering stories on topics that are relevant to politics, culture, arts and entertainment.
  • Alongside being a keen writer, she loves acting, does competitive running and plays the drumkit!

Experience

Alisa joined The Manchester Tab in 2026 as a student contributor, she then became News Editor and subsequently Editor-in-Chief, all in just five months. In the summer of 2026, she completed an internship with The Tab where she pitched and wrote pieces for the National page. Alisa is also a writer for EdFringe Review.

Education

Alisa is currently in her first year at the University of Manchester, studying History (BA). She hopes to pursue a career in journalism and media.

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Posts

‘I’ll miss the Tesco meal deals’: Inside the lives of Manchester’s Mormon missionaries

Two years — no social media and countless conversations with strangers

Manchester named top UK city for independant coffee shops – here’s where to get your caffeine fix

Consider this your official excuse to go café hopping

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Charlie Kirk’s murder suspect allegedly broke down in tears after shooting, roommate tells court

The suspected killer allegedly admitted the killing in a note and text messages before later turning himself in to police

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Anne Hathaway explains she spent a week prepping for the wrong role in The Dark Knight Rises

The actor spent was reading scripts for the wrong Batman villain

Peppa Pig vs Clairo? Explaining the bizarre pop feud that dragged Charli XCX and PinkPantheress

Yes, a cartoon pig has beef (or should I say pork) with an indie pop icon

Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer fights DNA evidence as court hears death penalty case

Prosecutors are trying to argue there is enough evidence to move the case to trial

Inside Olivia Rodrigo and Gracie Abrams’ cutesy friendship: From Instagram DMs to world tours

The pair have been cheering each other on since they were teenage songwriters posting music from their bedrooms

Man who spent millions trying to live forever reveals he has incurable disease

Despite medical diagnosis, Bryan Johnson insists on his mission to beat ageing

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Ranked: Russell Group unis by employability – Oxford and Cambridge miss the top 20 again

Oxford and Cambridge top the Complete University Guide but failed to make StudentCrowd’s top 20 for employability – for the second time

Here’s everything going on in Adele’s life since she stepped away from the spotlight

She made a surprise appearance at the British Grand Prix last weekend

Zendaya reveals why she literally couldn’t say her lines on the first day filming The Odyssey

For once, I actually don’t envy her

SZA reveals she’s ‘finally’ been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder on private Instagram

Grammy-winning singer wrote: ‘Pretty sure this is why I’m taking AI so personally btw lol – and why I’m in every comment section’

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Ranked: Russell Group unis by student social life – Oxford and Cambridge miss the top 20 again

Cambridge tops the Complete University Guide’s overall rankings but failed to make StudentCrowd’s top 20 for clubs and societies, with Oxford and Manchester also absent

Has Manchester been ghosted by the music industry?

The London epidemic is real

Uni of Manchester named most sustainable university in world despite ranking 40th in QS rankings

Manchester’s sustainability impact is ‘truly exceptional’

Explained: Why Aitch had half of Manchester searching the city for a £5,000 bell

Aitch rang the bell and Manchester came running

Restaurant in Manchester frees parrot after online backlash

#FreeRio campaign was backed by thousands

Spot Manchester’s gay village in the new Channel 4 series

Just in time for Pride Month, the series features some very recognisable LGBTQ+ venues

Student from Manchester put headaches down to exams before discovering brain tumour

Her family are now trying to raise £100,000 for further treatment

Manchester filming locations featured in new rom-com Finding Emily

The film acted as a ‘love letter’ to the city

‘I peed myself’: Man behind Manchester airport chaos explains stand-off

New footage has revealed why the passenger sparked hours of disruption

University of Manchester to offer work placements to all undergraduate students

The first Russell Group university to tackle fears over graduate employability

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Man dies after falling from Manchester city centre hotel

Circumstances surrounding his death are still unexplained

Jury fails to reach verdict in Manchester airport assault trial

Police have been left ‘disappointed’

Greater Manchester Police investigating after three men stabbed in Piccadilly Gardens

Officers do not believe there to be a wider threat to the public

Manchester rapist who attacked three students dies in ‘Monster Mansion’ jail

Akiel Flemming’s death investigation remains ongoing

Manchester graduate, 24, dies after being left in hospital with ‘unconnected’ oxygen mask

Paramedics said she was just ‘overreacting’

Man arrested in Manchester’s gay village for making explosive device

Police say the incident is not terror related

Manchester student assaulted on Oxford Road after being followed on way to uni

Law student left shocked after being aggressively hit

Manchester woman, 22, warns against vaping after terminal cancer gives her 18 months to live

‘Stay off the vapes because they will catch up with you’

Former University of Manchester student quit £130k banking job to launch £2m shoe business

Katie Owen said she now earns about half her previous salary

Man dies following night out in Manchester city centre

Paramedics were unable to save him

Ketamine-addicted driver jailed for 10 years after killing 22-year-old biker in Manchester

Cormac Sale was recently convicted over a year after the 2024 crash

65-year-old woman dies after car crash in Manchester area populated by students

Police are asking witnesses to come forward

Manchester detective sacked after attempting to steal perfume from Trafford Centre

Her lawyers claim she was suffering from mental health issues

Meet Keeley Hodgkinson, the Manchester Olympian who broke a world record

While you’re running late for lectures, she’s running into history

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Man charged after person allegedly entered Manchester Central Mosque with axe

Darren Connor was charged with possession of an offensive weapon

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Manchester filming locations revealed in new BBC show Small Prophets

Yes, that really is your local pub

Over 10 people have been arrested after Britain First protests spark chaos in Manchester

Mounted units, dog teams, and over 50 extra officers had to be deployed to manage the protests

A Manchester student could become the Catholic Church’s first Gen Z saint

From the Ali G to the Vatican – one student’s life is now being considered for sainthood

University of Manchester recognised among global top 100 in 10 subject areas

The university placed within the top 50 for four subject areas

Guys, Harry Styles isn’t coming to Manchester – here’s all the evidence, debunked

We Belong Together? Maybe…just not in Manchester