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Martha Munro

Martha Munro
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Lancaster
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News, local news, student news, student lifestyle, literature, music, TV, film, languages, pop culture, academic research,

  • Martha is currently a writer for The Lancaster Tab and covers local and student news, as well as proposing and writing feature articles about pop culture and student life at Lancaster. She aims to use her lifelong passion for writing to reach, represent and inform her community.
  • Martha enjoys covering important news stories from local and student circles, including social issues, environmental progress, and groundbreaking research. She also enjoys integrating her love for all kinds of media - music, TV, film, literature - into her feature pieces about student lifestyle.
  • In her spare time, Martha can usually be found with her nose in a book, but she also loves creative writing, crocheting, dancing, and hiking in the Lake District. She is particularly interested in LGBTQ+ life, media and representation.

Experience

When Martha joined Lancaster University, she had already been consistently writing music reviews, covering live gigs, and conducting interviews for the music publication Northern Exposure Magazine, as well as writing student news for her sixth form college newspaper. Hoping to broaden her journalistic horizons further, Martha joined The Lancaster Tab as soon as she could in October 2025 and has been writing news pieces and feature articles since.

Education

Martha is a first-year student at Lancaster University, taking German Studies and English Literature. She has a passion for translation, as well as a literary interest in presentations of sex, sexuality, gender and the body. Her favourite genre is literary fiction.

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Posts

Here’s which Roses event you should watch to based on your Lancaster Uni college

Martha Munro | Guides, News

Don’t get too offended – at least you’re not from York

LURAC’s vice-president Charlotte Ross set to run London Marathon

Martha Munro | News

Charlotte is running to raise money for Barnardo’s and in remembrance of her grandfather

The classic novel you should read based on your go-to Lancaster University study spot

Martha Munro | Guides

Supported by nerd-conducted research and bookworm-approved evidence

Here’s your song from the new Harry Styles album based on your Lancs Uni college

Martha Munro | Guides

Alex Square all the time, South Campus occasionally…

Lancaster University researcher heads project exploring trauma after terrorist attacks

Martha Munro | News

The initiative should ensure victims of the Southport attack don’t have to ‘retell their story as they transition through education’

Lancaster University Library announces sign-on to Green Libraries Manifesto

Martha Munro | News

The university is getting ready for its celebratory Green Libraries Week