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SHIT SUBJECT: The Sciences

VOTE NOW: We know, we’ve stretched the definition of ‘Science’ quite far.

LIVEBLOG: CUSU Council NUS Reckoning

The NUS Referendum and the fate of TCS are about to be decided

Five John’s ‘lads’ banned from the May Ball

*Insert something witty about karma*

Tab Guide to irrevocably ruining Cambridge’s reputation this Caesarean Sunday

Smile for the nice Daily Mail man!

Warwick beat Oxford in UK rankings

and we came three below Cambridge

LIVE BLOG: Peterhouse dominates University Challenge Final

Arched eyebrows, thinking faces, and Paxman putdowns. You guessed it, it’s The Tab’s coverage of the University Challenge Final 2016.

Queens’ College BANS trying to live near friends in brutal ballot shakeup

Students argue the college is repeatedly ignoring student concerns over the new arrangements.

Everything you’re getting wrong about your lesbian friend

It is never appropriate to ask about dildos

Top Trumps: Oxford club nights

Play ’em with ur m8s

A single’s soundtrack to Valentine’s Day

A disgustingly miserable playlist to make you feel even worse

The best of Oxford Tab snapchat

Screen shots fired

Best Clubbers: Sixth week

The Barca style of play, but in the clubs

Oriel Ball sells out in 20 minutes amidst online ticketing carnage

Going going gone

Want to be famous? Snapchat us at ‘oxfordtab’

Add ‘oxfordtab’ and send us your pics to win free stuff

Best Clubbers: Fifth week

Three ballroom lifts, two blokes from Made in Chelsea, and one tiny bottle of vodka

How to break out of the college bubble

Sick of your mates? Time to abandon ship

Quiz: Best JCR motions

Tortoises, tiaras and Hugh Grant – but which were discussed by your JCR?

Best Clubbers: Week four

Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage…

Is this the end for Western culture?

Murray Edwards student Carina Tyrrell’s video for the Miss World competition is probably one of the most soul-crushing things you will ever watch.

Meet the Edinburgh Nursing lecturer who was turned into a Harry Potter character

But being bezzies with J.K. Rowling doesn’t mean your character will survive

Best Clubbers: Halloween

Nightmare on Park End Street

Best Clubbers: Week two

OxStu editorial drinks – not featured

Tab tries: Real tennis

“Sport of kings” or game of wankers?

The Tabometer: Week two

Is Bridge still full of red trousers? Is doner better than shish?

Best Clubbers: Week one

#matriculash #matricuswag #matriculol

The Tabometer: Week One

Is Ryan Gosling still hot? Is rowing still lame?

Embarrassing Cambridge drinking soc tells members to ‘smash the girls’

They also claim their penises are in high demand

Spencer Matthews: ‘I love Manchester, mate’

He was presumably taking a break from the pressures of London life

Pembroke revealed as Oxford’s dumbest college in new Norrington Table

LMH rise from flames while Pembroke hold their heads in shame

Best Clubbers: 4th Week

The thought of exams has cut the wheat from the chaff. We’re down to diehard few.

Best Clubbers: 3rd Week

The politicians of tomorrow, wankered the night before.

The Art of Seduction in Oxford

Everyone wants to have sex, here’s how to get it.

Best Clubbers: 2nd Week

Now with 99% less offensive captions.

Cambridge students crash Keble ball

Cambridge students broke into Oxford’s most sacred ball at the weekend. Here’s how the despicable tabs managed it

Trailer to Bullingdon film ‘The Riot Club’ released

The Bullingdon Club gets the Hollywood treatment in trailer released to new film based on notorious drinking society

University of Bristol in decline

Latest university rankings see Bristol fall from the top 100 globally.

How to ruin pre-drinks

ORIEL WELLS tells you how to make sure everyone else’s night is just as shit as yours.

What to expect from Economics at Warwick

Numbers, internships and ca$h? Apparently there’s more to Warwick Economics students than we might think…

Student activist detained and deported from Israel

Activist and Northumbria student, Gary Spedding, deported from Israel and banned from entering the country for ten years after being branded a threat by Israeli officials.

One Small Step For Man… One Giant Leap For Leeds Uni

An incredible feat: Two students are going to space and they’re not even pre-drinking…

11 More Things the Union Should Ban

First ‘Blurred Lines’, now The Sun has gone too. From banter to cash machine dawdlers, here are 11 more things LUU should ban

Robin let off the hook

Law enforcement official pardons man accused of robbing and pillaging.

Best Clubbers: 5th Week

Here are the biggest legends in your nightclubs this week.

Tab Parties Out At…..Shuffle Nights’ Freshers’ Week!

We went searching for meaning in Oxford’s clubs and this is what we found.

Britain struck by bum cheek epidemic

British female assets threatened by dangerous fashion illness.

Average Guy wakes up to reality

The day after the night before…

Confessions of a Skincare Junkie II: The Massage

ANNA RHODES tells us whether it’s worth the stress of trusting your back with students

Tinder – If you don’t know, now you know.

The new iPhone app that puts finding fitties at your fingertips

Easter Egg Hunt

Chocolate. Need we say more?

Tab Asks – Gay or European?

A Year Abroad student struggles with Madrid metrosexuals and skinny-jeans-wearing, tan-sporting ways

Cardiff for a Tenner

Alice Marriott checked out the best places to eat, drink and be lairy whilst still holding onto your wonga

Gold Rush: Is Every Hole a Goal?

Felicity and Kirsten argue whether the casual sex race, known as Gold Rush, is really all it is cracked up to be.

Drama at IMS playoffs

Last-minute winners, overhead kicks and red cards at the ‘Malaysia Playoffs’

‘Just play, have fun, enjoy the game’

The Tab gets philosophical about IMS football

Minotaur Column #2 Auditions

Minotaur’s Vice President talks shaky hands, crusty tongues, and licking shoes in this week’s column.

Review: SVCfest

Emily Cope celebrates March Madness Month at SVCfest. No idea what that is? Read on.

Grease Me Up, Totty

KAOS holds its sixth Fashion Show and The Tab get a little hot under the collar.

Review: Bastille – The Waterfront

Jo Thompson reviews Bastille’s sold out gig at The Waterfront, 08/03/2013.

Row over ‘Spotted’ Facebook pages

The uni wants to close them down, but aren’t they just a bit of fun?

Fuck Grad Schemes I’m getting a puppy!

Jane Minton explains why we should give grad schemes the finger and pursue what makes us happy.

What’s your signature style on campus?

Are you more cutting edge or comfort-lead?

Review: Spotlight

Stefanie Brown reviews the innovative and inventive collection of plays in UEA DramaSoc’s Spotlight.

Warwick’s Apathetic Sexism Society

The Tab takes a look at what Warwick’s Anti Sexism Society has actually done to promote awareness of feminist issues.

Not Quite Mary Poppins – A Survivor’s Guide to Au Pairing

Alice Mulhearn remembers her time spent au pairing (and gets lettuce thrown at her head along the way).

Confessions of a Skincare Junkie

Find out what action you should take when your student loan won’t stretch to Clarins.

Review: Rhinoceros

The Tab reviews Minotaur Theatre Company’s last production of the year, Rhinoceros.

Student Cinema: Cult, Classic, Cheap

You don’t have to spend double figures to watch a film in London, there are options for the wise Tab-reading student…

Shit Nottingham

Landfill in Lenton

Year Abroad: Home and Away in Tokyo

Our Year Abroad series continues with Rachel Kosciuszko’s insight into studying in Japan

Minotaur Column #1 Become the Colour Blue

Exclusive to Tab Culture: Minotaur Theatre Company’s column! Vice President Emma Jennings discusses robot cats, skating handbags, and embodying the colour purple.

Fit But You Know It

Some of the fittest students in the UK? Yeah we’ll take that …

Photo Feature: Oxford’s Best Clubbers

The outstanding photos from another crazy week in the Thames Valley.

Lenting My Frustration

Confessions of a self-professed coke addict…

Ladbrokes Looted

Lenton bookies targeted by unidentified male

Fresh Meat Coming To Nottingham

Fresh Meat’s cast are catching the banter bus to Nottingham tomorrow.

Preview: Rhinoceros

The Tab interviews the directors of Minotaur’s intriguing new play.

Trent Deny STI Allegations

“He’s actually clean! He got the text today!”

Men’s Fashion: Picks for British Weather

Let’s be blunt about it – we Brits don’t get good weather. The shorts and t-shirts won’t be coming out any time soon, if at all, so we have to adapt.

Lamb for the Livers-Out

An easy to do three course dinner recipe

Review: Jake Bugg

17.02.2013, The LCR. Benjamin Taylor sees a singer taking the folk scene by storm.

Mythbusters: A sensual taste of Thai

One Student. One Massage. One myth to be busted.

Skype Sex: A Valentines Day Special

For all those whose lovers are a million miles away, here’s The Tab’s guide to making a real connection.

Review: Condoms, and lots of them

Johnny Rotten or Johnny Be Good?

Valentine’s Day Dining

Our resident foodie discusses the dishiest spots in Durham to woo your Valentine

Donald Double Fires New Thru

Blues star sets up New vs Worcester semi as Oxford gets cuppers fever.

And We’re Off…

Our politics insiders give you the lowdown on the up and coming SU Election.

Belle d’Oxon: The Secret Sex Diaries, Week 3

Belle d’Oxon is tired of people claiming women don’t like sex

Tram Works Set To Disrupt Campus

The University’s decision to extend the Tram Link through Uni aggravates Music students.

Sesh unchained

Rock hard abs, oiled up bodies and wailing netball freshers…rugby players auction their services

Spotted on campus: Ryan Giggs!

Veteran football star will study at Warwick as part of his coaching qualifications.

Hot Bodz in Quadz

Double the trouble from two Wadham winners!

Jesus Jokers In Eton Mess

A pair of Jesus students are in a sticky situation after posing as Etonian applicants.

The Tab’s Caption Competition

The Inaugural Tab Caption Competition

Give Sport a Chance

After Isaac trashed sports night Freddie McNicholas pens a passionate defence of sport.

Snowstorm in Academy

Severe weather warnings: snowstorms expected as Palatinalps take over Academy this Sunday

The top five Halloween Drinking Games to get you hammered

Let’s get Hallowasted

Itchy Feet arrives in Durham

Itchy Feet? The remedy is dancing your shoes off at Market Vaults tonight! Or fungal powder if it remains serious.

Housemate Hunting: The Trials and Tribulations

Lauren Sutherland doesn’t want to live with boring people…

SSEES: The Times They Are A-Changin’

The alternative has never been more tempting

Fit Faculty: Arts v Science

If you only vote once this week it better be here!

Election Stereotypes

The elusive Green Man at UCL gives the lowdown on your campus campaigners