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Ellen Paterson

Ellen Paterson
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Location
Bristol
Expertise

I wouldn't say I have huge amounts of expertise, but I'm always checking in on current events and I've significantly developed my writing skills over the year.

  • First-year student and Tab contributor, I have been writing for the Tab since October 2024
  • I'm interested in writing news pieces and conducting interviews, keeping track of everything going on at uni.
  • In the future I'm interested in a career in the civil service or possibly journalism, hence my interest in writing for the Tab

Experience

On joining Bristol in September, I was inspired to start writing for the Tab through my interest in journalism and as a way to connect with people in a new city. As a politics student, I'm fascinated by the news and love keeping track of anything and everything going on.

Education

I studied History, Biology and Psychology at A Level, before shifting my interests to take on a degree in Politics and International Relations at the University of Bristol.

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Posts

Nature or nurture: Uncovering the rising trend of DJing in Bristol

| Features

It’s an age-old question: Why does everyone have decks?

Attention future Bristol students: A fresher’s guide to picking your Bristol accommodation

,  & | Guides

The good, the bad and the just plain rah

Students stage protest outside Wills Memorial Building against ‘corrupt’ Turkish government

| News

The protestors are standing with students in Turkey and aiming to spread awareness in Bristol

Calling all new social secs: Social ideas we must see on the Triangle next year

| Guides

No more togas I beg

Avon and Somerset Police call for information in search of missing person Lee Horton

| News

Lee Horton was last seen on CCTV in Broadmead on Tuesday 11th March

Police appealing for information about missing UWE student Sebastian Sailes

| News

Sebastian was last seen in Chippenham on Thursday, 27th February

International Women’s Day 2025: How to celebrate in Bristol

| Guides

A guide of events to support the women in your life

One year on: Jack O’Sullivan’s family speak out about their search for answers

| News

‘We still believe that someone must know something’

Bristol City Council sparks controversy with £10 million footpath linked to university campus

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A valuable investment or a waste of taxpayer money?

What your favourite pub in Bristol says about you

| Guides

Forget Pisces or Cancer, are you a White Bear or a Hope and Anchor?

University of Bristol named one of the most sustainable unis in the world for 2025

| News

That’s one more thing to flex to your grandparents about

Forced swim tests to Circuit Laundry: Highlights from this term’s Student Council meeting

| News

What your representatives voted for and what to expect from the SU