Megan Fogg

Megan Fogg
Location
Leeds
Education
Leeds University
Expertise

University of Leeds, Leeds student lifestyle, student news, campus culture, TV, Leeds food and drink scene, fashion, wellbeing, Gen Z

  • Megan Fogg is currently the Editor in Chief of The Tab Leeds where she oversees the editorial and writing teams, in addition to commissioning and editing articles and contributing pieces herself
  • Megan covers both news and features stories and enjoys speaking to local students and societies to create exclusive scoops
  • Megan loves live music and spends a lot of her free time watching artists perform at the numerous event venues across Leeds

Experience

Megan joined The Tab Leeds in 2021 as a student contributor during her second year of university. After taking an industrial placement with a Leeds PR and social agency, she returned to The Tab Leeds as its Editor in Chief in 2023

Education

Megan is in her final year at the University of Leeds, studying International History and Politics. She has undertaken modules in topics varying from the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Northern Ireland Troubles to apartheid in South Africa and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and is a keen follower of current affairs

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

Leeds students occupied Leeds train station in protest of Israel’s operations in Rafah

Demonstrators gathered in the train station’s main concourse on Monday evening

Leeds University trade unions publicly support encampment students in open letter to VC

The unions called on the university to meet the students’ demands as soon as possible and to ensure better protection after an incident

A definitive ranking of Brotherton Library study spots from least to most intense

Scoring these on a scale of 1 to mental breakdown impending

Students launch ‘indefinite’ encampment outside Leeds Uni SU in solidarity with Palestine

Demonstrators said the encampment would remain until the university was ‘no longer complicit in the oppression of the Palestinian people’

This is not a drill! Applications to join The Leeds Tab’s 2024/25 editorial team are OPEN!

We’re recruiting for Editor in Chief, News Editor, Features Editor and Social Media Editor

Jamie Laing to quit showbiz and return to Leeds University to teach broadcast journalism

A leaked email revealed that Jamie will be moving back north to lecture on podcasting and media

A rundown of our favourite looks from the Leeds RAG Fashion Show 2024

This year’s theme was ‘Eclipse’, inspired by the relationship between the sun and moon

Leeds students occupying Parkinson Court demand meeting with uni in protest for Palestine

The students’ demands require the University of Leeds to condemn Israeli genocide, create a safe space for people to protest and ban war criminals from its campus

19-year-old student raped in Leeds park after chance bus-stop encounter in city centre

Her attacker, a dad of three, was ruled as a danger to lone females and jailed for more than 15 years

Candlelight vigil to be held in Leeds this weekend for university students lost to suicide

ForThe100 will be holding a vigil on Saturday 2nd March in Millennium Square

Leeds students stage walkout in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Rafah

Organisers said the march was about giving an ‘active space’ for students to show their solidarity with Palestine

Jewish chaplain at Leeds University forced into hiding following death threats

More than 500 Leeds alumni have signed an open letter warning about ‘the current state of anti-Semitism on campus’

Here’s which romcom you should watch on Valentine’s Day based on your Leeds accommodation

Enjoy swooning to the likes of Mark Darcy, Patrick Verona and Alex Stewart x

We want you! The Tab Leeds is looking for new writers to join the team

We’re hosting an open meeting at Old Bar on Monday 12th February at 6pm for you to find out more

Leeds club PRYZM to close down with ‘immediate effect’ after company went bust

It is one of 17 other associated clubs closing across the UK

Leeds students occupy Esther Simpson building over uni’s ties with fossil fuel industries

Student Rebellion Leeds are occupying a lecture hall for 24 hours to hold a workshop

If you have these things in your winter wardrobe, you’re 100 per cent a Leeds student

*cries in skinny scarf* (like that’s going to keep you warm)

Students call for Leeds University Jewish chaplain fighting for IDF to resign

Rabbi Deutsch has been accused of ‘war crimes’

Leeds students wake up to find huge hole in kitchen ceiling after it caved in

There’s no such thing as a good night’s sleep in Hyde Park

In honour of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), we spoke to Leeds Uni’s Taylor Swift Soc

It’s a love story between the pop icon’s fans and her new music

Family left ‘devastated’ after University of Leeds graduate killed in car crash

Juliana Keshishian died due to the driver travelling ‘too fast’ for wet conditions

University of Leeds bans e-scooters and bikes from its campus buildings over fire concerns

Those who continue to could face disciplinary action from January 2024

Sheaf Street to close with immediate effect as ‘no longer sustainable and cannot recover’

In a statement on Instagram, the team said ‘we have tried everything possible’ to keep the venue open

Boo-ware! These are five of the most haunted buildings in Leeds

Are you brave enough to visit?

Just Stop Oil protestor charged with criminal damage to Leeds Uni’s Great Hall

Sam Holland, 21, sprayed the building with orange paint at a demonstration last Thursday

Just 10 iconic BeReal moments every Leeds Uni student has taken

At this stage the Brotherton library pic is a rite of passage

University of Leeds’ Great Hall painted orange by Just Stop Oil protestors

Campaigners criticised the university’s complicity in the global climate crisis

Leeds student moved into accommodation to find stains that ‘look like blood’ in the room

The first year student said it looked a ‘crime had been committed’ in her room

University of Leeds vice-chancellor Simone Buitendijk to step down after three years

Her appointment will conclude on 31st December 2023

From your fourth year fairy godmother: Here are 10 mistakes to avoid in first year

I’ve been there, done that, and got the T-shirt

Calling all Leeds students: Come and write for the best student journalism team!

We’re hosting an open meeting at Old Bar on Monday 9th October at 6pm and we’d love to see you there

University of Leeds retains its top 25 position in leading UK league table

Leeds Beckett and Leeds Trinity also improve on their scores from 2023

University of Leeds urges students to avoid ‘he’ pronoun to collectively describe people

A new 12 page pamphlet outlined trans awareness guidance