The Tab Manchester are recruiting – come write for us!
We share ideas and get bevved along the way x
Mollie SimpsonWhether it's what the Love Island 2018 contestants are up to now, what percentage Fiat 500 girl you are, or our article exposing the anti-semitic content of the UoM first year Physics group chat: if you've ever clicked on a Tab article, liked the content and wished you could write something like that: look no further.
The Tab Manchester is recruiting new writers. We want social media editors, news reporters, fashion writers, quirky features, and more. Join our team to write the most engaging content students want to read by coming to our open meeting on Tuesday 2nd October from 6.30pm in Squirrels' Bar, Owens' Park Campus, Fallowfield.
Serving hot and fresh looks and content
The Tab is one of the largest student publications in the UK, and Tab alumni have gone on to work for Vice, Buzzfeed, the BBC, The Times, The Telegraph, Vogue and many more national and international media companies.
Whether you just want to try something new, or are an aspiring journalist wanting to kickstart your career: The Tab Manchester is perfect for you. We're all the right measures of savvy writing and fun socials you won't forget.
"Recognition by The Tab is a great indication of a young journalist's potential. Students who have worked on The Tab will have a head start on their CV." – Maurice Chittenden, The Sunday Times
Find the event for our second open meeting of the 2018/19 academic year here. Join us to share ideas, Manchester-based gossip, and maybe a few drinks. There will also be exclusive new official Tab merchandise, totally free for new writers.
Check out some of the articles we've been writing here, request to join our Facebook group here, like our Facebook page, and follow us on Instagram for more.
Mariel Havard Griffiths
Nominations are now OPEN for Manchester’s ultimate BNOC 2024
Rebecca MurphyShort for stuff on your CV? This is for you
Student protest after Manchester Pro-Life Society held ‘grill the pro-lifer’ talk on campus
Lucas AnnisonThe CEO of the Alliance of Pro-life, Madeline Page, spoke to students at the university last week
The Manchester Tab wants you: Apply to be part of the 2024-2025 Editorial team
Applications close on Friday 26th April
Inquest opened into death of ‘very vulnerable’ Manchester student killed by convicted rapist
Tributes were made to Elizabeth McCann who was murdered by Simon Goold in August 2022
‘Terrified’ student watched as mouse ran around Manchester Metropolitan University library
Francesca EkeThe rodent was seen on the first floor of the All Saints Library on Saturday
New report exposes widening ethnicity and disability pay gap at University of Manchester
The number of BAME staff decreased in 2023 and disability pay gaps increased to 16.1 per cent and 10.3 per cent
Manchester police officer cleared of rape allegation against 20-year-old student in her home
James Darnton was found not guilty of the allegation that occurred in 2009
Mouse spotted running around inside University of Manchester library building
Footage shows the rodent scuttling around the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons
Manchester student suspended for occupation in protest of university links to Israel
Molly WilkinsonThe student’s suspension bans any presence on campus except for academic or welfare purposes
Manchester police officer accused of raping student in her home after she rang for help
The 20-year-old student had called police after her ex threatened to post naked photos of her online
University of Manchester bans applications from London students because their ‘vibes are off’
A leaked email sent to staff explained that the ban will come in place from September 2024
Manchester pro-life students were reportedly ‘spat on’ and told they ‘should be r*ped’
Society members were allegedly subjected to a ‘torrent of abuse’ at last week’s Stop Manchester Pro Life protest
Manchester police received ‘training’ after dragging and standing on sleeping homeless man
The officer’s behaviour has been branded as ‘dehumanising’ and ‘unacceptable’
‘Insulting’ trigger warning in Uni of Manchester lecture around buying a round of drinks
The sociology lecture included two warnings and links to helplines for students that found the topic distressing
‘I love the atmosphere’: Asking Manchester students what they love most about the city
Anil PaudelThe Manchester Tab spoke to undergrad and postgrad students about why they chose the 0161 for their studies
Fight broke out between students at protest against Uni of Manchester Pro-Life society
Students gathered outside the Students’ Union protesting against a Pro-Life society event held last night
University of Manchester Pro-Life Society recruits two new female committee members
The society had previously received criticism for being made up of just two men
A definitive ranking of Manchester’s club smoking areas from worst to best
Melissa TaglioneJust let us smoke inside again, please
University of Manchester received the most applications out of the Russell Group in 2024
It is sometimes hard to see why when you’re traipsing to uni on the 142 in the rain…
Kaching! The Russell Group uni subjects you need to study if you want to be a millionaire
Emily SmithAwkward time to be an English student x
17 years since it first aired, this is who from the Skins cast is actually still friends
Iona MacRobertI wish I was invited to their lunch reunions
A side by side comparison of Black to Black’s cast and the real people they played
Jess LawlorThey got the beehive spot on
Baby Reindeer: A psychologist has explained why Martha always used ‘Sent from my iPhone’
Despite not even owning an iPhone
A look at Richard Gadd’s intense transformation in order to appear ‘neurotic’ on Baby Reindeer
He drastically changed his appearance for the series
There was another chaotic editing error on MAFS Australia 2024 last night and it’s CARNAGE
Ellie RingHow did the producers miss this?!
The five fashion trends all the cool girlies are wearing to festivals in 2024, according to Pinterest
Grace VielmaThe lewk bewk isn’t ready for this
Matty Healy has addressed Taylor Swift’s ‘diss track’ and is characteristically unbothered
‘I haven’t really listened’
Everything Lauren has been up to since leaving MAFS Australia 2024 like an absolute queen
She’s an icon, a legend and she is the moment
‘Honestly, I expected backlash’: Richard Gadd speaks on Baby Reindeer’s staggering success
Phoebe Kowhai‘I didn’t expect it to be this big so quickly’
Selling the OC cast member Alexandra Jarvis has officially quit the Oppenheim Group
Jason Oppenheim recently confirmed her departure
Omg, MAFS UK fan favourite Georges is rumoured to appear on Celebs Go Dating!
Get him back on our screens!
Lauren reveals the ‘spicy’ parts of her MAFS Australia final vows that were cut from show
Jono should be thankful these weren’t aired
24 years after it first came out, what is the iconic cast of Gilmore Girls up to now?
Give me another reunion asap please
Here’s where else to watch the Outer Banks cast while you wait patiently for season four
Filling the major Pogue shaped hole in my life rn
Everything Natalie and Collins have been up to since their disastrous time on MAFS Australia
Harrison BrocklehurstIf I had to hear about Collins discussing OnlyFans, you do too
Everything Richard Gadd has said about Jessica Gunning’s captivating Baby Reindeer performance
‘It lived and died on Martha and we couldn’t have been luckier’
Okay, so what happens next in the Ellie and Jono cheating saga on MAFS Australia 2024?
Jono becomes public enemy number one
The 10 best songs on Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, according to streams
Justice for So High School!!!
Jess reveals she and Callum ‘no longer speak’ after he did something ‘unforgiveable’ to her
‘I wouldn’t say he’s a friend’