Esther Knowles joined The Tab Cambridge in January 2023 as a Features Writer, before progressing to be Senior News Editor in the Summer of 2023. She became Co-Editor-in-Chief in January 2024.
Esther Knowles is in her second year of undergraduate study, reading English at the University of Cambridge. She studied English, History and Religious Studies at A Level
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No wonder Cambridge students always look stressed
Pembroke has already converted the church on Trumpington Street into an auditorium
Anyone caught using the word will be forced to undertake a mandatory ‘inclusivity training’
The petition to save the mixed choir is supported by the former archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams
A report found that donations from oil and gas companies posed a ‘high reputational risk’ for the university
The decision means female sopranos will no longer be able to sing in any chapel services
Cambridge was forced to substitute its goalkeeper following an injury on the third minute
A short summary of the Varsity match for those of you who know nothing about football
Here’s everything you need to know about The Rad, a tiny pub on King Street
Cambridge’s Laboratory for Scientific Computing has been under fire for its links to arms companies
Never have I ever kissed a BNOC…
The action comes after Trinity was issued a legal notice asking it to divest from its investments in arms companies
The industrial action, sparked by pay disputes, will take place from Tuesday 12th March to Thursday 14th March
The protestors marched to the Student Services Centre to lodge complaints but were turned away
Emmanuel College has now paid the £3,924.75 they legally owed to students
Does anyone else smell fizzy cherry in the library?
Activist groups protest the involvement of Cambridge’s Laboratory for Scientific Computing with fossil fuel companies and the war in Gaza
More Cambridge students are stressed by their degree than enjoy it
Let’s find out if your spending is normal
Catherine and Gemma King will row in rival boats for the first time in their lives
Dinal De Alwis, a pupil at Whitgift School, wanted to study economics at Cambridge
James Tooley, vice-chancellor of Buckingham University, is starting a course examining the origins of the ‘woke’ movement
The Philosophy fellow has faced backlash for a controversial blog post where he advocated for a ‘hereditarian revolution’
Unfortunately beaten by Oxford… again!
Nathan Cofnas has been under fire for his recent blog post where he advocated for ‘the preservation of racial distinctions’
It’s now up to you to decide the top 10…
Cambridge students, we’re sorry if this hurts your feelings
We’re here again doing the work of the people
Let’s hope they’re not studying politics
Babe wake up, it’s time to nominate for The Tab’s BNOC list
The union, representing over 450 members of support staff, say they are paid below inflation rates
‘It is deeply wrong to make negative assumptions about any one group or community’
She has no shame and we love it
It’s hair wash day
More than half of the eligible schools are prestigious private or grammar schools
The group displayed a mobile exhibition linking the climate crisis, consumption and the cost-of-living crisis
Marking the 106th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Cambridge University students projected pro-Palestine images onto King’s College Chapel
Selwyn and Lucy Cavendish students complain about heating cuts as the weather gets colder
Let’s fast forward to 300 takeout coffees later
The library’s decolonising drive has sparked controversy, but the media has been too hasty to paint it as a censorship initiative
I promise you’re one of these
With Tinchy Stryder headlining, Fitz Winter Ball is the ‘Number 1’ event happening in Michaelmas
The demonstration is one of a series of attacks on UK universities such as Manchester and University College London
Cambridge remains at third place whilst St Andrews overtakes Oxford at the top spot
The UCU wrote to the Vice Chancellor yesterday to confirm they are no longer participating in a marking boycott
You’ve made your offer, now you’re wondering what it’s really like
You’re certainly less shocked by the price of a pint
This play will make you nostalgic for the chaotic teenage house party you never wished to go to again
If this article offends you, you might have a problem
Got a long list of Cambridge colleges, they’ll tell you they’re waiting for UK tour dates!
As our athletes are gearing up for the race, all you need to worry about is where to watch it
An insight to transform your approach to essay-writing
A guide for anyone spending their Valentine’s Day in bed
Crying in the library? We’ve got you sorted