Violet Kennerk

Editor in Chief

Violet Kennerk
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Location
York
Expertise

Universities, student culture, social media, TikTok, Love Island, exchange, night life, Netflix, trends, guides, entertainment

  • Violet Kennerk oversees all roles within The York Tab, ensuring the smooth running of daily tasks
  • Her expertise revolve around social media trends, student culture and university life as a student herself
  • In her free time, Violet enjoys festivals and travelling; she has recently studied abroad in Denmark

Experience

Violet Kennerk joined The York Tab in 2023, as TikTok editor. After her exchange year, she has returned to The York Tab as Editor in Chief for 2025-26.

Education

Violet finished her A-Levels in 2022, and has been studying BA History at the University of York since then, with a graduation date of 2026.

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

Here are six key ways you can support Movember as a York student

You don’t have to be a man to support… or grow a tash

Hundreds of students protest against Uni of York Reform Society event

The event held on East campus invited political campaigner Jack Anderson, causing around 400 students to Protest

Uni of York students disrupt Grad Fair with balloons and alarms in pro-Palestine protest

Protesters shouted ‘free Palestine’ before swiftly exiting the building

University of York graduate who died from cancer inspires new ‘lifesaving’ GP rule

Jessica Brady died in 2020 after being told her symptoms were likely the effects of long Covid

University of York student left bruised after being punched and called a ‘refugee’ on campus

The student ‘never experienced such a thing in the last two years’ since moving to York