Esther Knowles

Esther Knowles
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Everything student news, London culture, popular culture, arts and lifestyle, food, travel and Taylor Swift.

  • Esther is Assistant Editor at The Tab HQ, managing 12 teams of student journalists across the UK, as well as writing for the national site.
  • She joined The Tab Cambridge in January 2022 and soon became Senior News Editor. She then progressed to Editor-in-Chief in January 2023, leading a team of over 40 writers.
  • After graduating, Esther worked as a freelance journalist for Luxury Lifestyle Magazine. She subsequently joined The Tab HQ in December 2025.

Experience

Esther was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Cambridge in 2024. Since graduating, she has worked as a freelance lifestyle journalist and is now Assistant Editor at The Tab HQ.

Education

Esther began studying English Literature at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge in October 2022, before graduating in the summer of 2025. Before that, she studied English, History and Religious Studies at A-Level.

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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.

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Bournemouth University to introduce fines for excessive sand in lecture theatres over damage concerns

The policy comes after beach-residue caused damage to a building

Southampton University to give students free snus in trial to improve exam concentration

Students can collect a packet from 6th April

Let’s not forget Billy Ray Cyrus once blamed Hannah Montana for ‘destroying’ his family

‘I’d erase it all in a second if I could’

London university faces £200k+ in legal fees for suspending student over headscarf comment

Brodie Mitchell told a pro-Palestine activist her headscarf looked like a ‘tea-towel’

‘We go through hell’: Anti-stalking advocate slams decision to bring Mel on MAFS Australia

Mel recalled doing ‘laps’ of an ex’s house to see if he was home

Here’s how rich each Bridgerton character would be if their fortunes were in today’s money

The figures are shocking

Wait, Devonta from Love Is Blind has apparently been engaged three times?!

He might have a baby on the way with a new fiancée

Cambridge University confirms its vet school will stay open and accept new students

The announcement follows a general board discussion about the future of Cambridge’s vet school

Who is Hindley in Wuthering Heights and why wasn’t he in Emerald Fennell’s film?

He was basically the reason Heathcliff became so toxic

Calling all aspiring journalists: The Glasgow Tab is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief

Applications close 23:59 on Wednesday 25th February

‘It was taken out of context’: Brianna from Love Is Blind confirms Chris is only a friend

Apparently Bri’s serious conversation with Connor wasn’t even about Chris

I was jailed for five months in Japan after trying to buy k*tamine, but prison helped me heal

The former London student narrowly dodged a two-and-a-half year prison sentence

Funny but under-appreciated? The Cambridge Tab is looking for a new Social Media Editor

Applications close at 23:59 on Tuesday 24th February 2026

Since Love Island’s Harrison says he’s never cheated, here are all the worse things he’s done

Harrison was still messaging Lauren ‘all day, every day’ before going on Love Island All Stars

A man has been charged after three London university students stabbed at Egham train station

George Turner will appear at Staines Magistrates Court this morning

Close associate of Jeffrey Epstein leaves advisory role at Cambridge University business school

An email sent from David Stern’s account referred to him as Epstein’s ‘soldier’ and to the convicted paedophile as his ‘general’

‘Quiet and shy’: Here’s what Lucy Letby was really like as a student at Chester University

Lucy failed a university nursing placement for being too ‘cold’

Thea Sewell: ‘I was ostracised for my views on the sex-gender debate at Cambridge University’

Thea is the founder of a controversial Cambridge University society that defines gender in terms of ‘biological sex’

This Regency context changed my mind about Benedict’s awful ‘mistress’ proposal in Bridgerton

Turns out, Benedict isn’t actually as bad as we all thought

Love Island’s Belle Hassan admits she struggled with low self-esteem and self-harm in the past

Belle said she used to have ‘a lot of hate towards herself’

Say what you want about it, Revs closing is the end of clubbing for our generation

You can’t deny it, Revs was the unofficial party headquarters for young people

Chaos ensues at Cambridge Union as speaker heckled by Green Party candidate

Kathryn Fisher was given a verbal caution for her behaviour towards the Reform councillor

Pub that barred Cambridge University controversial women’s soc founder issues apology

The Prince of Wales admitted ‘Thea should not have been barred on the grounds of her views and beliefs’

It’s Cambridge University offer day: Here’s absolutely everything you need to know

The wait is finally over

Ex-boyfriend who brutally stabbed Nottingham student pleads guilty to murder

40-year-old Adedapo Adegbola attacked the psychology student after their relationship ended

Do banished contestants on The Traitors know the winner before the final gets released?

One eliminated Traitors star said they are ‘glued to the television’

Stop what you’re doing, The Cambridge Tab is recruiting new writers and social media creators

Come to our open meeting on Monday 26th January, 5pm at The Maypole

David Beckham’s ex-assistant Rebecca Loos publicly defends Brooklyn’s ‘poor wife’

‘The truth always comes out’

Erm, this sickening theory claims Oliver is actually Bree’s dad in Tell Me Lies

Could this be the huge secret Bree is getting blackmailed over?

Mitch is getting dragged for ‘crazy’ comment about Whitney’s hair on Love Island All Stars

Mitch urged Whitney to ‘bring back the straight hair’

Was Rachel from The Traitors actually trained by the FBI to tell if people are lying?

Everyone assumed it was a tactical lie, but here’s the truth

Labour MP urges Cambridge college to drop plans targeting private school admissions

In a letter to Trinity Hall, Andrew Ranger said he was ‘dismayed’ by the policy memo

Starring on The Traitors saved Amanda from the consequences of a ‘serious’ health condition

‘I would never have noticed it’

The bizarre reason hundreds of Londoners rode the Tube with no trousers on Sunday

If you stumbled across a crowd of half-dressed commuters on the tube last week, just know there was a reason for it

Tom Blyth explains why he initially turned down playing Alex in People We Meet on Vacation

He was sent the script twice before agreeing to play Alex

Everything to know about Jade Scott, the avid gamer and Warwick Uni student on The Traitors

There’s a reason she’s not telling other Traitors contestants about her degree

‘She’s quite serious’: Students reveal what Traitors star and Warwick Uni tutor Jade is like

Apparently Jade is being ‘true to herself’ in the game

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Cambridge college set to target ‘elite’ private schools for its recruitment

Trinity Hall said ‘reverse discrimination’ is a concern

Harlan Coben reveals Run Away was actually based on his own daughter’s ‘misbehaviour’

Harlan thanked his daughter Charlotte for inspiring the story

Body of 22-year-old Nottingham student found in Norwich woodland

Xavier MacLeod Conway died just days before Christmas

Here’s why Anya only uses a wheelchair sometimes in Netflix’s Run Away

And no, it wasn’t a mistake

Man charged with causing death by dangerous driving after death of KCL student

Aalia Mahomed was hit by a van while sitting on a bench near campus

There’s a convincing theory that everyone on this year’s Traitors secretly knows each other

The evidence that the series four Traitors contestants are all related is too convincing to ignore

Omg, this hidden detail on Traitor’s Uncloaked may accidentally reveal the Secret Traitor

This changes everything

Explained: Here’s what ‘365’ buttons actually means all over TikTok

It all kicked off from one person’s TikTok comment

Cambridge student contacted by council after dumping box next to a bin

The international student accused British people of being ‘bored out of their minds’

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Mum of Liverpool student jailed over ‘single line of cocaine’ speaks out about her daughter’s release

Mia O’Brien was allowed to return home from Dubai prison in time for Christmas

What’s going on with Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton’s relationship outside of Stranger Things?

To make things even wilder, the stunt doubles of Nancy and Jonathan are also dating off-screen