Lauren Adams

Lauren Adams
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Exeter University
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University of Exeter, Student Lifestyle, Welsh students, News, Social Media, Current Trends, Celebrity News & Culture, Music, English Literature, Popular Culture, Campus Culture

  • Lauren is a Welsh student at the University of Exeter. She is currently the News Editor at The Exeter Tab. She edits articles and writes about the latest news and current affairs in the uni
  • Lauren has always enjoyed journalism, loves being part of The Tab, and hopes to continue growing her skills as a writer and editor
  • In her free time, Lauren enjoys reading, writing, poetry, listening to music, and spending time with friends

Experience

Lauren joined The Exeter Tab in 2024 as a student contributor. She is now in her second year and is the News Editor of The Exeter Tab.

Education

Lauren attended Gower College Swansea and studied A-level English Literature, Media Studies, Business Studies, and Welsh Baccalaureate. She is now studying BA English at the University of Exeter.

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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.

Posts

I’m an Exeter Uni grad – my side hustle selling old clothes now turns over £150k a year

At just 26 years old, Becky has been able to buy her first home

‘I can’t stop crying’: Jewish student speaks out about anti-semitism at Exeter University

‘I’m sure I’d have had a better time at university if I kept my Jewish identity a secret’

Exeter University had the highest increase in applicants of all Russell Group unis last year

Exeter is officially becoming popular

Exeter student charged with voyeurism after secretly filming young women in their homes

Benjamin Fu targeted student areas and even entered women’s bedrooms

TP anyone? Exeter’s nightlife has been named one of the best for students in 2026

Unsurprisingly, we didn’t rank highly in drink affordability

Exeter University’s vice-chancellor received £3000 pay rise despite hundreds of jobs cut

The university paid over £10,000 in compensation for staff cuts

College staff felt ‘suicidal’ after student targeted them with disturbing AI deepfakes

Ethan Fenwick forced a staff member to watch ‘graphic and violent and animé videos’

Exeter student attempts CPR after man found unresponsive in city centre

Despite their best efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene

Get ready! Exeter’s beloved Christmas market is returning soon for 2025

And this year it’s ‘bigger, brighter and more magical than ever’

Exeter student ordered to pay £5,000 fine to victim after violent attack on night out

Teddy Hall attacked a fellow student after being kicked out of Timepiece nightclub

Heavy police presence separates hundreds of rival protestors gathered in Exeter

The British Unity Walk protest was met with the counter protest Exeter is for Everyone

Cymru on campus: Here’s why you should join Exeter Uni’s Welsh Society

From wild nights out to watching the rugby, Welsh Soc is bringing a little piece of home to Exeter

University of Exeter rises two spots in Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026

Exeter ranked above other Russell Group universities, including Durham and Cardiff

Increased police patrols during Exeter University’s Freshers’ Week

A group of street pastors were also educating students on spiking

University of Exeter rises one place in the Guardian’s 2026 University Guide

It’s now ranked 17th in the UK

Exeter among UK universities most at risk from new restrictions on international students

‘Exeter’s university is a larger international exporter than any other local industry’

The 15 things you absolutely need to know to survive the chaos of Freshers’ Week

This is the key to making it out alive

Shh! Here are the most unhinged ways people sneak things into Reading and Leeds festival

Don’t tell security…

every type of person you'll meet during freshers' week

Party animal to homesick hero: Every type of person you’ll meet during Freshers’ Week 2025

Tag yourself

Angry group chats to stolen food: 12 brutal things no one tells you before you start uni

4. Freshers’ Week is overrated

sanex ad banned

Sanex shower gel ad banned after backlash over racial stereotyping claims

It was banned to avoid ‘causing serious offence on the grounds of race’

Yikes! I asked AI to name the most uncool Russell Group unis and it didn’t hold back

It went ham on Warwick

Revealed: The UK universities where students officially use AI the most in 2025

Liverpool students just can’t put ChatGPT down

These chaotic Gen Z words just got added to the dictionary and millennials are not ok

TikTok brainrot is taking over the English language

Exeter Uni Sailing Club raises £58k to make sailing more accessible for students

‘We can welcome even more beginners and ensure no student is turned away’

Family of Exeter student who died in Morocco urges government action on allergy safety

‘Restaurants should be told to educate their staff’

University of Exeter rises to its highest ranking in over five years in 2026 league table

Exeter has now overtaken UCL, Bristol, and Edinburgh

University of Exeter grad publishes book on his great-grandfather’s heroic WW2 journey

Adam Hart tells his great-grandfather’s remarkable escape across Nazi-occupied Europe

From clichéd stereotypes to rugby banter: The reality of being Welsh at Exeter University

Yes, I can say the long place name

Library dates and beach trips: Here’s the ultimate Exeter exam season starter pack

We’re here to get you through this tough time

Here’s which Easter egg you are based on your Exeter Uni degree

Law students give off Ferrero Rocher vibes x

Sorry but if you do any of these 10 things, you’re a lazy Exeter student

1. Skipping lectures

Here are 10 ways to have the perfect Galentine’s Day in Exeter

Love comes and goes but the girls are forever