Rose Bates joined the Edinburgh Tab as a student contributor in the summer of 2023 at the start of her second year at the University of Edinburgh.
Rose is in her second-year at the University of Edinburgh and is studying for a MA Hons French and History degree. She is a proficient French speaker and will spend her third year of university studying in France.
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