Samuel McFarland

Editor in-Chief

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Location

Glasgow, Aberdeen

Education

Glasgow University

Expertise

Student lifestyle, News-writing, Current events, Campus culture, Politics, University, Culture and the Arts, Student opinion, Social media, Glasgow, Literature, Religion, Sports, Campus Politics, Economics, Sociology, Academia

Samuel has been Editor in Chief of The Tab Glasgow since July 2024. His role entails general editorial oversight of a large team of freelance contributors as well as personal contributions to The Tab Glasgow's media coverage
Samuel's journalistic expertise lie predominantly in news and current events, however he also has interests in feature/opinion pieces, as well as student culture
Away from university and journalism, Samuel enjoys travelling and outdoor activity. He is also enthusiastic about politics, culture and the arts

Experience

Samuel joined The Tab in 2023 as a student contributor, and has written pieces on a range of issues such as news and current events to campus culture. In July 2024 he became Editor in Chief, and assumed responsibility for the oversight of the operations of The Tab Glasgow

Education

Samuel McFarland is currently at The University of Glasgow, undertaking a dual MA Honours in History and Politics. Through his studies he has also partaken in courses of English Literature and Theological Studies. Samuel's research interests lie predominantly in institutional and behavioural political studies

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 Glasgow is in the top 100 universities in the world, according to The Times

Samuel McFarland

It also came out on top of the city’s other universities

The Tab Glasgow is looking for a new Features Editor and a Social Media Editor

Samuel McFarland

The applications to join our editorial team are now open

Glasgow ranked amongst WORST nights out in the UK by new ranking

Samuel McFarland

Glasgow’s ranking comes as Edinburgh makes it into the top 10

Vote now for which Glasgow University accommodation is actually the best

Samuel McFarland

Time to find out whether Murano actually is superior

Gaza institution with ties to University of Glasgow destroyed in IDF attacks

Samuel McFarland

The Islamic University of Gaza lies in ruins following continual Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip

These are the best places for students to rent in Glasgow

Samuel McFarland

You may want to give this a read before this year’s flat-searching begins

You’re not really a Glasgow Uni student if you haven’t done these 10 things

Samuel McFarland

If you can’t tick all of them off then do you even go here?