Emily Robson

Emily Robson
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  • Emily is the News Editor at The Bristol Tab, where she oversees, writes and commissions news articles centred around Bristol.
  • The News section covers a wide range of stories, from major local developments and serious issues to student news and lighter stories.
  • Emily is a third-year History student at the University of Bristol, with her studies complementing and informing her approach to research, writing and journalism.

Experience

Emily has a range of writing experience, having begun writing for The Tab in her second year of university across a variety of formats before becoming News Editor in her third year (2026–27). She also contributed to Dicta magazine in 2025 and regularly experiments with different styles and forms of writing outside of journalism, as a hobby.

Education

Emily studied English Literature, History and Geography at sixth form and is now in her final year of a History BA, specialising in modern political history.

THE TAB'S EDITORIAL POLICIES

The Tab's journalism is brought to you by young reporters who like being first. On university campuses, our writers deliver local news you care about. At The Tab HQ, our experienced journalists write about everything from breaking news to politics to pop culture to TikTok trends to the latest entertainment and celeb gossip. Our aim is to deliver sharp, original, and agenda-setting journalism to young people. All our stories are fact checked and sources verified. Further information on our editorial policies and processes can be found here.

Posts

Bristol Installs New Bus Stops – But Which Services Will Use Them?

The bus stop is intended to serve the University of Bristol’s new business campus

University of Bristol to repatriate sacred Māori rocks to New Zealand

The volcanic rocks are currently held by the School of Earth Sciences

More than 40 objections to student housing proposal as residents claim city is ‘already full’

Plans to transform a former care home into student accommodation has sparked concern amongst residents

An Ode to Love Saves The Day (and how to actually love the day!)

Drink water, dress up, don’t peak at 2pm

Right-wing activist visiting University of Bristol ‘attacked with curry’

A 17-year-old Christian activist spoke to students about topics such as abortion outside Senate House

Bristol University reading week: To read or not to read?

Reading week — the academic equivalent of a ‘pause’ button that absolutely nobody uses as intended

Uni of Manchester graduate diagnosed with tumour after mistaking symptoms for exam stress

Ollie Cook had ‘given up hope in the healthcare system’

Bristol student hospitalised after racially motivated attack in city centre

Police are appealing for any information

Bristol PhD student brewing a future for tea

Thanks to her research, the future of tea might be looking a little less bitter