Frances Halewood

Co-Editor in Chief

Frances Halewood
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Location
York
Education
York University
Expertise

Film and television, film production, screenwriting, college culture, social media, trends, literature, news, features, and lifestyle.

  • Frances is the Co-Editor in Chief of the York Tab, and runs a team of amazing writers.
  • She has a wide knowledge of film and television, as well as of collegiate culture at university.
  • When she is not writing, Fran is usually found either reading Austen, or at the cinema.

Experience

Frances joined the Tab in 2024, and has worked on numerous big news stories on campus, as well as fun features. She took part in the Tab's internship in 2025, in which she wrote nine articles across five days.

Education

Frances is a final year BA English Literature student at the University of York. She is looking forward to writing her dissertation, though it's topic is yet undecided.

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

Former University of York student jailed for three years after sexual assault on woman

The victim was ‘scared to leave her house’ after the incident

‘There’s a shark in the water!’: Mystery as shark appears to swim down River Ouse in York

Is it a log, is it the Loch Ness monster, is it a shark?

University of York restructures student support from December

Colleges will stop handling wellbeing issues as the first point of contact

University of York drops eight places in Times Higher Education World Ranking for 2026

York St Johns ranked between 1,001 and 1,200

Calling all students – The York Tab is looking for new writers and we want you!

We’re having an open meeting at 6pm on September 25th in Spring Lane Building

University of York and York St Johns BOTH drop places in the Guardian University Guide 2026

The University of York slipped a whopping 13 places

Incoming York fresher forced into private housing after uni ‘ran out of accommodation’

Lucy said she was ‘so stressed’ after missing the guaranteed accommodation deadline

University of York named as Daily Mail’s Community University of the Year

York is famous for more than just a long-necked duck!

Guys, this student wrote his dissertation on gender stereotypes in Barbie and bagged a first

Charlie watched the Barbie movie over 40 times during his research

28 days later cast now

Here’s where the cast of 28 Days Later are now, two decades after its release

Some stars are still going strong

plane yoga

Um, here’s what plane yoga actually is and why you keep seeing people on TikTok doing it

You’ve heard of aerobics, now get ready for air-robics

Ket bladder explained: All the signs and symptoms to look out for this festival season

Many symptoms are often overlooked or mistaken for other illnesses

love island usa tattoos

Sorry to say it, these Love Islanders’ tattoos are god awful and you can’t change my mind

One of them has their own name tattooed across their back

You know the trending Chimichanga TikTok sound? Well it’s straight from this iconic movie

What is that? And whose is that Chimichanga stand?

tiktok potato debate

People are lowkey mad about the great potato debate that’s taking over TikTok right now

Someone had the audacity to vote crinkle cut chips as the worst

tiktok etsy witch

Erm, TikTok is obsessed with Etsy Witches right now so here’s what they can actually do

Forget therapy, get me an Etsy Witch

University of York ranks in QS World Rankings

University of York rises 15 places in QS World University Rankings 2026

It also placed 25th out of all UK universities in the guide

Brace yourself, these are all the uni stereotypes you’re bound to come across in 2025

Most of them are completely harmless… I think

Roses day one: Scores on the doors

If you missed the action, here’s the rundown of the scores of Roses 2025

‘I was told I was too drunk’: York students expose spiking incidents at SU club nights

Students continue to support a club boycott in effort to raise awareness about spikings

The gammon hoped to outlast the University of York’s Reform Society is still going strong

The president of York Reform has called it a ‘waste of good meat’

Here’s what Halloween costume you should wear based on your York degree

Open up your wardrobe (and wallet) to make your best costume yet

We asked York students about their weirdest club essentials, and you delivered

From the bare necessities to the oddly genius!