Michaela Roper

Editor in Chief

Michaela Roper
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Location
Liverpool
Education
Liverpool University
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Student lifestyle, university news, UK and nightlife culture, music industry, social media trends, vintage revival, cinema, arts and entertainment, indie music and politics

  • Michaela Roper is the Editor in Chief for The Liverpool Tab. She oversees all of the editorial and creative submissions produced by her local team, ensuring that the content caters for all Liverpool-based students
  • Michaela's journalistic areas of interest range from anything related to popular culture and social media trends, to ongoing and significant social issues and political affairs
  • Aside from writing for The Tab, she loves going to gigs and sustainable fashion. She works as a music journalist for BOOT and Tempo Magazine, and if she's not sat at her laptop, she's probably vintage shopping or at the cinema!

Experience

Michaela Roper joined The Tab in 2023, during her first year at the University of Liverpool. After 6 months, she then went on to become Editor in Chief. She has previous experience writing for a local established newspaper in her hometown, where she became a published journalist, covering stories of all styles and popularity

Education

Michaela is a second year undergraduate student in Liverpool, studying Communication & Media. She has hopes to gain experience in the music and culture industries before she graduates, and is always looking for new opportunities to write

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

University of Liverpool threatens Abercromby Square student encampment with court action

Pro-Palestine protesters may face ‘formal court proceedings’ if vacations are not made

University of Liverpool to replace 9ams with 6pm lectures to tackle low attendance

A leaked document explained the change will be introduced in a trial period before being fully enforced in September

University of Liverpool exam season likely to be majorly disrupted by staff union strikes

Unite the Union members are voting on industrial action scheduled for late April

Pro-Palestine protesters asked by UoL to ‘vacate’ Abercromby Square following reoccupation

The university’s secretary threatened the Students of Alareer Square with legal consequences

Erm guys, St Patrick’s Day caused literal chaos on Liverpool streets this year

Apparently the city centre ‘smelt disgusting’ the morning after

Uni of Liverpool’s student apprenticeship scheme makes ‘reasonable progress’ in new report

Enrolments were paused following issues found in an inspection in February 2024

Back and better than ever: Meet the students boxing in Fight Night Liverpool

There’s a Peep Show character and quizzer from The Chase fighting this year?

University of Liverpool staff union calls for ‘clarity’ on job cuts amid financial deficit

A voluntary severance scheme has been launched to combat a forecasted budget deficit

Uni of Liverpool criminology student jailed for 10 years for sexually assaulting two women

Ewan Blair was sentenced on February 5th following two separate incidents of sexual assault

Attention! The Liverpool Tab is looking for a brand new TikTok Editor to join the team

Applications will close on Sunday 9th February at 5pm – don’t forget!

Ouch! Here’s how much loan the average Liverpool student has left after paying rent

How are we supposed to survive in this economy if it’s less than the price of a coffee and a sweet treat?

Students see armed police swarm Brownlow Hill as man ‘spotted with a gun’ near LJMU campus

Six arrests were made at the scene near the School of Art and Design this afternoon

Erm, this Liverpool student almost went to court after ignoring her £1.6k council tax bill

Take this as your sign to use your intuition and check your post box more often

The Liverpool Tab is on the lookout for brand new writers – and we want you!

Come along to our open meeting at The Fly on Monday 3rd February at 6pm

University of Liverpool up eight places in Times World University Rankings for 2025

Times Higher Education have boosted the university up from 168th in 2024

Arms manufacturers cancel Uni of Liverpool events due to ‘woke’ security concerns

Defence firms have blamed campus protesters for a decline in their student recruitment figures

Liverpool students call police after discovering mysterious intruder in their chimney

The ‘dangling’ intruder racked up nearly 550k views on TikTok

A sober student’s guide to smashing Dry January in Liverpool

For when those 54321 doubles get a little bit too much

Students in X1 Liverpool accommodation block left without hot water for a week

‘As students, we feel neglected and unsupported in this situation’

University of Liverpool is officially the Russell Group where students do the most cocaine

UoL can’t stop taking the crown for drug-related rankings this year

University of Liverpool releases safety guidance around spiking during festive period

‘Whilst we want you to have a good time, we also want to make sure you’re staying safe’

Here’s the rundown of everything that happened at Liverpool’s Reclaim the Night march

Liverpool students marched towards the future this week with the Reclaim the Night campaign

Liverpool students without water for over a week due to ‘suspicious’ contamination in halls

‘We can’t cook, we can’t use the toilet, we can’t have a bath’

Guys, there’s a scabies outbreak in Liverpool right now – and apparently no student is safe

Does anyone know where to get scabies cream from? Asking for a friend x

LJMU receives gold award for supporting Liverpool’s Armed Forces community

The achievement celebrates John Moores’ forces-friendly credentials

Fan of free stuff? You’re in luck – it’s giveaway time with The Liverpool Tab!

Head over to @thetabliverpool on Instagram to enter our giveaway with Cool It Events

These student horror stories will make you never want to house hunt in Liverpool again

Threesomes, dildos and mouse infestations – sounds like the dream to me

Petition to dissolve new Liverpool Uni pro-life societies reaches almost 9,000 signatures

The societies were created at both the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University

Uni of Liverpool and Guild of Students ‘unable to turn down’ new pro-life society

A new statement outlined support for students affected by the society

Nobody panic, but The Liverpool Tab is officially recruiting new editors to join the team

The available roles are News Editor, Social Media Editor and TikTok Editor

The Liverpool Tab is recruiting brand new writers – and we want you!

Attention! Open meeting at The Guild at 6pm on Wednesday September 25th!

Everything you’ll learn as a Liverpool fresher that the prospectus doesn’t tell you

Understanding the long-term effects of fat frogs from The Raz remains a mystery x

Liverpool Uni vice-chancellor asks Palestine protestors for ‘respect’ during exam period

‘We are a city centre campus and it is exam time – respect for others is non-negotiable’

Pro-Palestine students disrupt senate meeting and secure discussion with UoL management

Management were escorted into the Sydney Jones library after students occupied the Brett Building

University of Liverpool to host conference to ‘debate and deconstruct’ Taylor Swift’s work

‘Tay Day’ will be held on June 12th ahead of the Eras Tour in Liverpool

How to make the most of semester three as a Liverpool Uni student experiencing a flop

If semester one and two weren’t your vibe, it’s time to make a comeback as summer approaches

The five stages of grief when finding a second year uni house in Liverpool

The next three months of your life WILL be dedicated to house hunting x