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Melissa Drover

Melissa Drover
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Location
London/ Newcastle/Manchester
Expertise

student events, university and popular culture, media, nightlife, student life, current affairs, Newcastle University, Manchester

  • Melissa is the Social Media Editor of The Tab Manchester, where she manages and curates content to drive engagement across digital platforms.
  • She has a strong interest in languages and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
  • Melissa remains passionate about reading and writing, with a particular interest in classic literature, especially 19th-century novels such as Jane Austen's: Persuasion.

Experience

She joined The Tab Newcastle in her second year as a writer and has since progressed to overseeing social media channels for The Tab Manchester. Alongside this, she is a Brand Ambassador for PepsiCo’s Rockstar Energy drink, where she continues to develop her content creation and engagement skills.

Education

Melissa studied English Literature at Newcastle University, graduating in summer 2025, and she is now completing an MSc in Marketing at the University of Manchester.

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

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Harry Styles is coming to Manchester: Tickets are live and this hack might help you secure them

Melissa Drover | Entertainment

Sorry if you don’t live in the north I guess x

Everything in Newcastle Uni libraries that make me want to drop out

Melissa Drover | Guides

Fighting for my life, academically x

Attempting dry Janurary? How to remain sober but still social in the Toon

Melissa Drover | Guides

There’s more to life than drinking guys x

Pub over club: Reasons why pubbing is so much better than clubbing in the Toon

Melissa Drover | Guides

Third year has made me too tired to club x