Max Booth

Max Booth
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Sheffield
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Sheffield University
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Student news, student lifestyle, Sheffield universities, Sheffield, British politics, US politics, far-right, populism, breaking news, broadcast journalism, sports journalism

  • Max Booth is currently the News Editor at The Sheffield Tab. He commissions and edits news, as well as writing her own articles.
  • Max enjoys working on original stories, investigative pieces, and breaking news covering both Sheffield universities.
  • Max has written many stories covering a range of topics and news from student protest, industrial action in higher education to Sheffield politics and celebrity interviews.

Experience

Max joined The Sheffield Tab in late 2020 during his first year at university as a student writer. Since June 2022, he has been its News Editor.

Education

Max Booth is currently in his second year of study in Sheffield, studying a three year course in BA Journalism at the University of Sheffield.

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Posts

What your Halloween costume says about you: Sheffield edition

Spooky season has come our way and so have the costumes

Here’s what you’ll drink at Sheffield pres based on your degree alone

I don’t mean it finance students, I promise

Revealed: University of Sheffield has received almost £100m in defence company funding

The investment figure is £22m more than had previously been reported

Fans hold vigil in Sheffield city centre to mourn Liam Payne

More than a hundred fans attended the memorial yesterday

Pro-Palestine protestors clash with security and block entry to Sheffield Uni careers fair

Security attempted to physically remove students from the barricade by dragging and pulling their arms and legs

Sheffield MP accepts over £6,000 worth of lavish gifts amid Labour donation row

Louise Haigh accepted tickets to the BAFTAs and hospitality tickets to Glastonbury

We asked ChatGPT to list the worst Freshers’ Week icks and some of them are unforgivable

As if you weren’t already wallowing in hangxiety

Sheffield Palestine protest encampment relaunches in Weston Park during Freshers’ Week

The new encampment started yesterday and will continue until this Friday

Man charged with assault after soup thrown at ‘anti-trans’ speaker during Sheffield rally

He was seen being taken away by two officers after pouring it on her head

Missy would love VKs: Here’s how each Young Sheldon character would survive Freshers’ Week

George would spend the week cooking brisket in the shared kitchen

University of Sheffield is runner up for The Times’ University of the Year award

It also moved up four places in the overall ranking

Controversial ‘anti-trans’ campaigner to hold protest in Sheffield this weekend

A counter protest is also taking place on the same day

All the best spots in the Peak District to reconnect with nature after your brat summer

Out with brat summer, in with wholesome autumn

Attention: The Sheffield Tab is looking for new writers!

Come and join us University Arms pub on Thursday 3rd October at 12.30pm

Run, don’t walk: The Sheffield Tab is looking for a TikTok Editor!

Applications close on Friday 4th October at 23:59

Brisket, David Hasselhoff and RadioShack: These are the cringiest Young Sheldon episodes

I’m never telling anyone how much I love this show

Who different Sheffield halls would be if they were House of the Dragon characters

Absolutely zero bias detected in these choices

Harry Potter to Home Alone: These are the worst film franchise endings of all time

Good film franchises never last

University of Sheffield is the best university in the North of England, say new rankings

Sheffield Hallam was placed 68th nationwide

Brothels, incest and DIY C-sections: All of the weirdest moments in House of The Dragon

I promise this isn’t just a list of every Larys scene

We asked ChatGPT to roast each uni sports society and the results are absolutely SAVAGE

It’s not looking good for the rugby boys

So fetch: These are officially the coolest Russell Group unis right now, according to AI

It’s not looking good for the York girlies

This is exactly what the House of the Dragon characters would have as their Tinder bios

Their family WhatsApp group would be just as explicit tbh

Here’s exactly how House of the Dragon ends, if you don’t wait to wait till season three

We’re expected to wait till 2026 to know who wins the Iron Throne?!

After Molly and Tommy’s split, here’s a recap of every Love Island 2019 couple that broke up

It’s official – every 2019 couple is over

Britain has spoken: These are officially the most Brat politicians, according to the public

Ed Davey is SO Brat

This is which House of the Dragon character you’d be, based on your degree alone

Sports science students might want to skip this one

The Russell Group unis where students are scrambling hardest for beds in 2024

You might have got through clearing but the race isn’t over

Take a break from planning your gap year and cry over these 21 A-Level Results Day memes

Bali wont let you down like physics did

A-Level Results Day anxiety keeping you up? Here’s what a sleep expert says to do

And no, going to bed earlier won’t help

Devon and Cornwall Police made 11 arrests at Boardmasters Festival 2024, here’s why

A number of people were also treated by medical staff following a crush on Friday

Australian Prime Minister gives his two cents on Raygun ‘having a crack’ at Olympic breaking

Anthony Albanese praised the dancer for having ‘a go representing our country’

Bin wars, crowd surges and torrential rain: All the proof Boardmasters 2024 was actual hell

What’s in the water down there?

This is exactly why Raygun got a zero for her Olympics performance, according to an expert

At least she was good at breaking the internet

Snoop Dogg was the real winner of the 2024 Olympics and these iconic moments prove it

It was his Games and we were just living in it

Brace for a surge of silly freshers as more students are expected to land first choice unis

A change in government policy means UK students have a higher chance of snagging their firmed uni

Fainting, endless queues, and inaccessible areas: The messy chaos of Bludfest 2024

One attendee claimed even a member of security was smoking weed

Sheffield students battle giant mutant rats and mould in accommodation

Furious students are considering a rent strike

The general election in Sheffield: Who students can vote for on July 4th

The candidates competing in next month’s general election have been confirmed

Staff at Sheffield Hallam vote for strike action over ‘vicious job cuts’

The university has been facing financial struggles for some time

University of Sheffield climbs league tables for third year running

Hallam stayed put in 63rd

University of Sheffield drops out of the world’s top 100 universities for the first time

At least we won varsity this year

University of Sheffield spent almost £1.8 million restoring the Henderson’s Relish building

The heritage project cost £1.8 million.

University of Sheffield spent more than £6000 on logo change

The new logo hasn’t been popular with students.

Vice chancellor escorted out after pro-Palestine protest disrupts Sheffield Uni awards

Security promptly shut down the event

Students launch encampment outside Sheffield University SU in solidarity with Palestine

This follows a number of similar protests in America and across UK university campuses

Sheffield student stuck in Gaza starts GoFundMe

Said Zaaneen and his family have been trying to leave Gaza for the last several months.

Sheffield Hallam offers academic staff voluntary severance scheme amid financial struggles

Any of the 1,700 staff who chose to accept will have to leave by 29th February 2024 at the latest

University of Sheffield celebrate opening of The Wave with cake from GBBO winner academic

The university academic Dr Rahul Mandal won the show in 2018

University of Sheffield’s Palestine society holds protest in Sheffield city centre

The protest was jointly organised by the University of Sheffield’s Palestine society and Sheffield Palestine solidarity campaign

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We’re having two open meetings on the 25th and 28th of September

University of Sheffield moves up rankings to 18th in UK, according to new league table

The university also ranked in the top five for eight subjects

University of Sheffield is the best uni in the country, according to students

Sheffield Hallam didn’t fare as well

University of Sheffield staff warn students could be affected as external examiners drafted in

14 members of staff from the University of Sheffield’s urban studies and planning department signed a letter

Sheffield universities working with council to tackle rubbish from students moving out

Temporary additional waste collections are in place for 8000 properties

University of Sheffield students could receive empty certificates at graduation

Final marks for some students may not be available until after graduations have taken place

University of Sheffield climbs eight places to rank top 20, according to new league tables

Hallam climbed three places to 63rd