Lucy McLaughlin

Lucy McLaughlin
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Location
Leeds
Education
Leeds University
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Student life, opinion pieces, campus controversies, breaking news, politics, lifestyle trends, culture reporting, inclusivity, social commentary

  • Lucy is the News Editor of The Leeds Tab. She works with the Features Editor and Editor-In-Chief to uncover everything from campus controversies to breaking news stories. Lucy also edits and commissions articles, overseeing a team of writers who report on a range of stories across Leeds.
  • Lucy has a keen eye for investigative journalism, focussing on areas of student life and local political pieces. She specialises in news, affairs and opinion articles.
  • In her spare time, Lucy loves swimming, running and reading books. She spends her weekends with family and friends, watching films, in cafes or going out to bars.

Experience

Lucy joined The Tab in 2024. She has written investigative stories for Australian publications and has a book review column at a local magazine in Leeds, where she publishes monthly reviews on novels and short story collections.

Education

Lucy is in her fourth year at the University of Leeds studying BA English Literature with Creative Writing. Lucy studied abroad at Monash University in Melbourne during her third year.

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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

Suspension of Leeds Student Radio editor sparks campus clash over stifling of free speech

Connie Shaw maintains her suspension is censorship, but students defend the decision

Documentary calling Leeds Uni ‘UK’s most censorious campus’ slammed for ‘clickbait’ tactics

One of the students in the video claims she ‘underestimated the power of editing’ after watching it back, but Andrew has denied any intent of misrepresentation

Swipe fatigue: Why Leeds students appear to be logging off dating apps for good

‘It’s always an awkward, avoiding-eye-contact situation’

Anti-knife crime campaigner graduates from the University of Leeds

Sarah Lloyd became an anti-knife crime campaigner following the fatal stabbing of her son in Leeds

Interview: Leeds student challenges LSR suspension after producing gender-critical content

‘My face was taken down off the wall and my name was taken off the website, it felt like I had already been found guilty [before the investigation was over]’

Leeds PSG criticises university over ‘disingenuous’ promotion of humanitarian scholarships

The University of Leeds Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG) has challenged perceived PR tactics amid delays in implementing the scholarships for Gazan citizens

The University of Leeds is offering humanitarian scholarships to displaced Gazan citizens

The scholarships will provide Gazan citizens living outside of Palestine and the UK the opportunity to study in Leeds

Leeds graduate and triathlon legend, Alistair Brownlee, retires aged 36

A former sports science and physiology student, Brownlee is widely considered one of the greatest triathletes in history

Leeds students jailed for importing cannabis in £1m drugs operation

Jinshuo Dong and Jingshu Wong imported the Class B drug from Canada to different student accommodations in Leeds

Leeds Uni charity run will honour student’s life whilst supporting mental health advocacy

Grace Nevens was described as ‘one of the kindest, most genuine people’ you’d ever meet

The University of Leeds embraces VR technology as part of Meta’s new educational programme

From virtual field trips to metaverse campuses, the virtual reality (VR) tech is set to transform learning

Otley Run essentials: What to pack for the infamous pub crawl

A bottomless bank account, an animal onesie and a hell of a lot of stamina

Watchdog makes recommendations following Leeds Trinity policing student’s death

It was revealed that the student faced challenges relating to ‘the quality of training’

‘It was a dream’: Leeds’ University Challenge captain on his experience on the iconic show

Team captain, Alex Tan, speaks out about his pride, the team’s loss, and their ‘extraordinary comeback’

Leeds students to compete in University Challenge for the first time since 2011

University of Leeds students will battle it out against Edinburgh in ‘the most fiendish of tests’

Leeds student glassed and scarred for life after accusing men of filming his girlfriend

The victim was left with permanent injuries following the attack in Headingley’s Box bar

Leeds policing student repeatedly ’embarrassed’ by sergeant before suicide, inquest hears

‘He really went in on him’