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Lucy McLaughlin

Lucy McLaughlin
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Location
Manchester
Education
Leeds University
Expertise

Student life, universities, campus controversies, breaking news, current affairs, UK politics, literature, lifestyle trends, culture reporting, reviews, guides

  • Lucy is an Assistant Editor at The Tab, overseeing 12 university teams across the UK. Alongside commissioning and editing stories, she also writes articles for the national site.
  • Lucy is especially interested in investigative pieces that explore the undercurrents of student life. As well as delving into complex or contentious issues in higher education, she enjoys covering trends and lighthearted guides that appeal to a wide audience.
  • Outside of journalism, Lucy loves running and reading. She spends her weekends in bookshops or out exploring, finding ideas for her next piece along the way.

Experience

Lucy joined The Tab in 2025, after being News Editor and then Editor-in-Chief of The Leeds Tab during her time as an undergraduate. She had stories picked up by local and national outlets whilst working as a student journalist, and also had a book review column at another Leeds magazine.

Education

In 2025, Lucy graduated with a BA Honours in English Literature with Creative Writing from the University of Leeds. She also completed an exchange year at Monash University in Melbourne, where she studied Australian and American literature.

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

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’