May Thomson began writing for The Durham Tab in 2024 as a student writer, and will be Editor in Chief for The Durham Tab from 2025-2026.
After studying Politics, English Language, Art, and English Literature, May enrolled in an English Literature course at Durham University. Currently a second year, she is particularly interested in Sapphic and Victorian Literature.
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Some Aidan’s representation at long last…
The deadline for applications is 23:59pm on Thursday 30th October
Are you The Monologuer or The Ghost?
Your go-to club, your chances of actually graduating
Because, obviously, you’ve been desperate to find out
Fees will increase in line with inflation from next year
1. No stepping on the grass
May the odds be ever in your favour xx
The iconic light festival will not return after next month’s showing
Exec member Leonie MacDougall has revealed the details about the new hybrid fitness festival event
Are you a Traitor or Faithful?
Here are the 10 types of people you’ll live with
A bad day to be from any college…
Amelia Geng wants the challenge to transform Durham’s charity and social scene into a more ‘accessible’ space
The Durham Tab spoke to the guys behind the electronic music events company
Halloween fitspo for you and your house mates
Durham S&L has reopened with a brand new interior
Students have told The Durham Tab they’re afraid to walk home alone
Are we still Oxbridge rejects?
Bonnie’s ‘Bang Bus’ is set to be touring in a number of major UK cities
A TikTok video by Jimmy Allen’s says the bar ‘has evolved and joined’ with the club
The student properties will be built opposite two John Snow and South colleges
I lightly insult your college again, but this time through the medium of Tesco meal deals xx
Professor Douglas Davies received a Lifetime Achievement award for his pioneering work in the field
Reason eight is because hot people write for The Tab xx
Petition to make all these places open here immediately
The Reform-led County Council says funding should go to ‘potholes before parades’, but Pride is a lifeline for so many of our students
I spent hours of my life scrolling through Durham Hinge to find the best (or worst) prompts
Here’s what the principal of Hild Bede had to tell us about his role
Darren Grimes, Durham’s Reform UK deputy council leader, claims the event ‘stopped being a celebration of gay rights a long time ago’
Unflinching assertions about the kind of person you are, based solely on where you decided to live in second year
Basically, I lightly insult your college by assigning it a quote from Motherland x
We spoke to the Durham student leading Team Durham’s climb in aid of Dig Deep
Thousands will attend Gala Durham between October 10th to 12th
Because Durham isn’t just colleges and gowns – it’s pres, bops, and Billy B
These are the 13 random things that have genuinely come in handy during our two years at uni so far
Whether you’re looking for a wholesome brunch or a wild night out, we’ve got you covered
In honour of national girlfriend day, here’s how you too can become part of the 72 per cent club
What your Bishop’s Mill Spoons pitcher says about you
First year student Rosie Roche died on July 14th
The stats don’t lie — 10 of the top 500 pubs in the country are right here in Durham
Hunter would be Durham hands down
Thai authorities have released new footage, disputing Bella Culley’s claims she was threatened into smuggling drugs
The university has denied claims that its voluntary severance scheme was to blame for errors
Highlights from Durham’s Wilder Fight Night in Easter term
When are they going to recast Austin??
We spoke to the incredible women who are fighting in Wilder Student Fight Night (Round 11) this Sunday
We spoke to some of the men fighting in Round 11 of Durham’s Wilder Fight Night
Your college, your costume (a pretty bad day to be in Hatfield)
A brief discussion of my experience as a sapphic woman at Durham University
I lost my father during my first term at Durham: This is my story