Sam first joined the team at The Sheffield Tab as News Editor in September 2024, before serving as Editor-in-Chief between May 2025 and January 2026. He has also had prior experience in podcasting and magazines, and has had bylines in The Sunday Times, The Star, Yorkshire Post, and Derbyshire Times.
Sam is currently a final year BA Journalism Studies student at the University of Sheffield. As part of this, he is also working towards NCTJ accreditation.
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Mediators could be brought in for further negotiations
See who is coming to Sheffield next July
The role has been vacant since August
A new opening date has also been announced
One university faces 16 days of strikes
The new location is not far away
Yara Shawa is now a postgraduate law student at the university
Plus their favourite things about Hallam – and what needs to be done to win Varsity 2026
One student said there wasn’t ‘anything insensitive’ about the protest
There’s a ‘risk of redundancy’ for some staff
There will also be a meet and greet
The research has informed AI policies at the British Library
Breaking news for all Sheffield students
Sheffield UCU has criticised the university’s ‘incredibly short term planning’
A woman was detained and later released
It also placed highly overall
The university has issued a statement
The development features a trading floor and augmented reality suite
A dozen courses also made the top 10
The university says it ‘must continue to make the difficult choices’
They have been shortlisted alongside five other unis
Plus some unforgettable covers of the Fleetwood Mac, Queen, and the Spice Girls
A Sheffield councillor has called the membership ‘a deep source of shame’
Academic staff in five departments have been placed under review
Student volunteers dedicated around 79,000 hours last year
From accommodation and societies to nightlife and cafes, we’ve got you covered
Including the most popular courses so far
It comes after ‘careful and difficult reflection’
Rising 15 places from last year
It was awarded as part of last week’s graduation ceremonies
The best Tramlines finale yet?
It featured a few surprises
A reggae legend will headline
The AMRC membership began ten years ago
It’s only a few months away
The facility is a ‘leading force’ for research
The top two have a sizeable lead
Signing up for The Big Bang Theory spin-off asap
Plus the courses ranked number one in the Russell Group
Feeling sorry for Warwick students
They are ‘proud’ of the response from their team
Even celebrity baby names are better than this
What is happening in Leeds?
Can this happen every Wednesday, please?
A TikTok video of the incident has gone viral
It should be heard across the country