Ben Green

Editor-in-Chief

Ben Green
Location
Durham, County Durham- Colchester, Essex
Education
Durham University
Expertise

Ben specialises in reporting on intramural and college sport at Durham University, while also having a close eye on emerging trends and news on campus.

  • Ben found mainstream prominence in writing feature articles about white-collar student boxing events, profiling fighters and providing insight into one of Durham's most lucrative events.
  • Ben is producing a short documentary on Van Mildert College Rugby's inaugural floodlit cup victory, gaining close client relations and broadcast skills.
  • Ben has written for The Daily Telegraph and works as a freelance sports journalist outside of The Tab

Experience

Ben joined The Tab in January 2024, working as a contributing writer for four months before being promoted to Editor-in-Chief. Ben worked at The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph during a July 2024 internship in the sports journalism department.

Education

Ben is a second-year History BA student at Durham University, about to advance into his third year of study. Ben is primarily interested in the socio-economic history of interwar Britain and the changing political landscape of the rural United States in the late twentieth century.

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Posts

Revealed: Durham has the lowest number of crimes reported in any Russell Group university city

2,037 crimes were reported in Durham in 2023

The Daily Mail rank Durham University at 16th in new national university league table

The Daily Mail revealed that Durham University has the fourth lowest percentage of first-generation students in the U.K.

The only survey that matters: It’s official, Durham is the best student night out in the UK

Get Licensed gave a Durham student night out a score of 9.44/10

Nightlife chain Fishies announce new Wednesday night out at Bohemia in Durham

Fishies will be opening doors in Durham on Wednesday 9th October

From £30 to £220: Here’s how much every Durham college JCR levy costs

Hatfield College has the highest JCR levy for a three-year degree at £220

The definitive ranking of every Woodgate flavour and what your choice says about you

Every woodgate is special: Here’s our ranking of all 12 from worst to best

Muffins, big poles and parmesan cheese: All the chaotic viral moments from the 2024 Olympics

It surely has been one to remember

We spoke to Henry Moores, the lad who walked to Ibiza and raised over £160k for charity

Henry told The Tab about the gruelling miles, going viral with Wayne Lineker and his next walk

Inside the insanely random £1k goody bags given to all the Olympians at Paris 2024

One gift alone is worth £1,049

The man arrested for ‘eating a succulent Chinese meal’ has died and I’ll never be ok again

Jack Karlson died yesterday evening aged 82

All the ways you can support communities affected by far-right riots across the UK

Anti-racism protests are planned nationwide for tonight and Saturday

Durham University closes several buildings following police riot warning

Riots are expected tonight and tomorrow in the city centre

Inside the life of pole vault champ Mondo Duplantis when he’s not yeeting himself in the air

He’s a nine time world record holder

A complete rundown of the events which saw Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso leave Paris 2024

Team Paraguay claimed her presence in the village created an ‘inappropriate atmosphere’

These Russell Group unis produced the most Olympic medal winning athletes at Paris 2024

It’s no shock that Oxbridge thrives at rowing as well as academics

Dreams of the double and doing it for his dad: DURFC captain Marcus Rhodes tells all

First team captain Marcus Rhodes outlines Durham’s goals for the upcoming season and discusses his journey

Got a quick pint time? Here’s how you can win £50 in Durham in a viral social media challenge

A local store is offering £50 if you can chop a two litre bottle in under a minute

Six reasons why college sport at Durham is so special, unique and important

A love letter to college sport at Durham University

A body has been found in Durham city centre in the search for missing local man

The body was discovered on Friday morning in the Elvet Bridge area

If every Russell Group uni was an Adidas trainer, here’s exactly which one they’d be

Exeter screams Sambas

The 10 most humbling experiences that every Durham student can relate to

Are you really a Durham student if you haven’t queued up for scabies cream?

Pints, politics and sport: YouTuber Thogdad tells all about his time as a Durham student

The Hild Bede alumni discusses his best memories of student life at Durham from 1986-1989

Uni, me and ADHD: My experience of living with ADHD whilst studying at Durham University

ADHD defines who I am – and it’s difficult to live with at Durham

‘Jimmy’s will still be Jimmy’s’: Jimmy Allen’s open a second nightclub in Durham

Double the woodgates, double the dancefloor and double the DJ Dave B – sign me up

Fight Night Durham is back, and it’s better than ever: Meet the girls fighting it out

Read to discover our profiles of the eight female fights and find out more about the girls braving it all in the name of charity

An A-Z of everything bound to happen at Invades Cricket

B is for boonies, L is for loose and S is for sixes…

The only guide you need for Durham’s 2024 edition of Invades Cricket

Who’s playing? What should you wear? All the important questions answered in your guide to Durham 2024 Invades Cricket

Durham University has joined the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme

The programme will use artificial intelligence and is the first of its kind

Hello, shaggers! TikTok sensation Rufus Rice is coming to Durham

Make sure to ‘dial in’ at Loft this Friday!

I walked 72 miles from Durham to Scotland: Here’s the side of it that Instagram never saw

A real and raw depiction of how a Durham student survived the trek

I went to all 16 Durham college bars in one night so you don’t have to

… and I got it so, so wrong

It’s back and it’s only getting wilder… meet the girls competing in Fight Night this weekend!

Watch out: These girls are scarier than your summatives

Here come the boys: Meet the lads putting it all on the line at Durham Fight Night

Let’s hope they last longer than I did…

Durham University UCU staff and students protest on campus in solidarity with Palestine

The UCU claims that Durham University has been ‘notably silent’

Introducing the Durham Society League: Durham’s newest footballing competition

Fierce, flair and fun; it’s more than just a game to these societies.

This is exactly which contestant from The Traitors your Durham college would be

Diane belongs in Mary’s