Francesca Eke

Managing Editor

Francesca Eke
Location
UK
Education
Newcastle University
Expertise

Universities, student news, stories and lifestyle, campus culture, higher education, literature, Netflix and American sitcoms

  • Francesca is the Managing Editor at The Tab and currently oversees all of The Tab’s local sites, which are directed regionally at different universities
  • She is knowledgable on universities, student lifestyle, campus culture and all associated trending topics after being part of The Newcastle Tab as a student
  • When she’s not assisting student journalists, Francesca loves both travelling and reading and spends most of her free time outdoors

Experience

Francesca joined The Tab as an Assistant Editor in 2023, becoming Senior Assistant Editor after one year and Managing Editor after two. She initially started writing for The Tab as an undergraduate.

Education

Francesca graduated from Newcastle University in 2023 with a BA Honours in Geography. During that time, she completed her final dissertation on sustainability and renewable energy.

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

queens uni belfast exams

Queen’s University Belfast to host summer exams in Limelight to boost attendance

Some students expect the more familiar setting will make exams feel ‘less intimidating’

University of Edinburgh staff to hold new strike ballot over cuts and job losses

Staff are disputing over £140 million in cuts and up to 1,800 job losses

The weekly spend of a ‘cautiously optimistic’ young professional earning £27k in Manchester

Amira doesn’t receive any financial support and is saving for a solo trip to Japan

side eye chloe

Guys, Side Eye Chloe who went to Disneyland is a teenager now and she’s still doing the face

She’s got over 600k Instagram followers

bristol student brain injury

Bristol PhD student graduates after motorbike crash left her unable to recall her research

EmmaLucy suffered a brain injury after a motorbike accident in Iceland

University of Edinburgh spent £40K on car for use by VC Peter Mathieson and senior managers

Questions about the car’s use follow a series of reports into Peter Mathieson’s expenses

scotty t baby

Scotty T reveals more about ‘casual’ relationship with son’s mum, a Newcastle Uni student

He’s known her for nine years and explained they’re ‘fully invested in being the best parents ever’

Loud, hilarious, overlooked? The Durham Tab is looking for another Social Media Editor

Applications close at 23:59 on February 24th 2026

The Tab Valentine's Day gift guide 2026

Genuinely good Valentine’s Day gifts that feel intentional, not performative

AKA how to impress your situationship but look unbothered

jutta leerdam

Who exactly is Jutta Leerdam? Olympic medalist speed skater and Jake Paul’s fiancé

She has five million Instagram followers and will compete today and Sunday

Despite its diversity, accent bias runs rife in Bridgerton – and as a northerner, it stings

Diversity only goes so far when all the leading servants are northern

Two men have died following a light aircraft crash in Greater Manchester

Photos show a yellow parachute wrapped around a nearby electricity pylon

Obnoxiously funny but under appreciated? The Edinburgh Tab needs a new Social Media Editor

Applications close at 23:59 on 5th February

‘I spent €439 in a week’: A look at the money habits of a 21-year-old intern in Hamburg

Heli lives alone and earns €30k a year

Liverpool student accused of killing best friend says he has ‘no memory’ of fatal crash

Christopher Tromp, a Newcastle University student, died in 2023 after the car hit a tree

instagram instants

Instagram just launched a feature like BeReal and it’s catching loads of people out

Instagram Instants sends a photo to all your followers

Uni professor from Newcastle in court over sexual messages and proposed hotel meet with ‘teen’

Francis Lewis thought he was speaking to a 14-year-old boy, but was actually Snapchatting a decoy officer

‘My parents will just send me more’: The weekly spending of a financially supported student

Emily studies in Manchester and admits she ‘doesn’t really budget’ money

‘My overdraft never hits zero’: The week of a 27-year-old drowning in debt on £31k

Tom ‘can’t remember the last time he wasn’t stressed’

‘Sloppy work’: University of Manchester staff member wins tribunal over misgendering claim

Karenne Sylvester argued that the university had discriminated against her on the basis of disability

st andrews university fire

Thick smoke billows from University of St Andrews building after fire breaks out

Emergency services were called to the New Technology Building this afternoon

Obnoxiously funny but under appreciated? The Newcastle Tab needs a new Social Media Editor

Applications close at 23:59 on 15th January 2026

faraaz traitors

Meet Faraaz Noor, the cheeky Newcastle University grad and youngest player on The Traitors

He’s already got 16k followers on TikTok

Only a true Liverpudlian can recognise these iconic filming locations from Netflix’s Run Away

Liverpool Hope University was even used

All the super familiar Manchester filming locations used in Netflix’s Run Away

Imagine bumping into Minnie Driver and James Nesbitt on campus

money talks

‘It doesn’t feel like much at the time’: The week of a 29-year-old battling debt on £30k

Hannah spent £47.30 on takeaways throughout the week

ami charlize controversy

Influencer mocked for ‘out of touch’ comments after complaining she could be ‘in LA tomorrow’

‘I wish going to LA tomorrow was my biggest worry’

ASOS changed its returns policy again and EVERYONE is affected – here’s what’s new

It can actually ban you from ASOS Premier if you don’t behave

tara lynn halter top tiktok

From start to finish: Explaining the Tara Lynn halter top controversy that’s all over TikTok

‘There ain’t no way that girl’s a nurse’

joe jonas girlfriend

Meet Tatiana Gabriela, Joe Jonas’ hot, model girlfriend he’s literally drooling over

They spent New Year’s Eve together with Joe’s daughters

Saving for a baby on £31k: Inside a 28-year-old finance guy’s weekly spend

Living in Birmingham with his girlfriend, Lucas is balancing fun and future

Lancaster University pays tribute to missing student whose body was found on Christmas Day

Tributes poured in for Tom Dingle, who was reported missing on December 13th

stranger things 5 accent

All the moments in Stranger Things 5 where the cast made huge accent slips

‘Why is the whole cast British?’

The Housemaid movie left out alarming plot points – here’s everything the book explains better

The fact the peanut butter scene was cut is beyond me

Stranger Things cast FINALLY agrees how old their characters are meant to be in season five

Erm, Millie said she thought Eleven was 21?!

The depressing real reason Emily In Paris was forced to move to Rome for season five

Things started to get nasty

zoe sugg alfie deyes brit crew

Inside the OG YouTuber drama that saw Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes skip the Brit Crew doc

The couple declined to partake in the film due to one member

There’s finally a way to wrap your Strava activities – but you get roasted in the process

Kudos to whoever thought of this

University of Edinburgh staff agree to pause strike action for remainder of academic year

Lecturers came to an agreement after nine days of strike action so far this year

Social butterfly but financially aware: 27-year-old PR girly shares her weekly spend on £31k

All whilst trying to afford London coffees and pilates

‘I’m an excessive spender’: Inside the weekly spend of 22-year-old paralegal living off £24k

Jamie tapped through over £200 in seven days

The Tab’s 2025 Christmas gift guide: Presents that won’t get regifted in January

Plus things to do, eat and drink for when the Celebrations just don’t cut it

‘Luxury taste but stingy’: A 25-year-old teacher in Paris shares her weekly spend on €22k

Penelope spills just how much it costs to live in the French capital when you’re addicted to shopping

AI roast filter TikTok

Prepared to be humbled? Here’s exactly how to do the AI roast filter on TikTok

He does not hold back

Police statement after Bristol uni student fatally stabbed, as suspects released on bail

Vijay Kumar Sheoran died in hospital after the attack last week

‘I’m unnecessarily responsible with money’: A 22-year-old’s weekly spend on £26K

Murphy breaks down a week in the wallet whilst living at home and saving for a house

gkbarry football

‘I’m in shock’: England’s top women’s football league apologises for GK Barry’s ‘crude’ jokes

At one point the influencer asked ‘What do we think of Tottenham?’, a football reference to the anti-Spurs chant led by Arsenal fans

‘The world is poorer for his loss’: Tributes made to Edinburgh student who died climbing Snowdon

John Aravinth fell more than 500ft after becoming ‘disorientated’ in ‘treacherous weather’