Which UK universities does The Tab cover?

The Tab lists 29 UK universities in its site navigation: Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Brookes, Cambridge, Cardiff, Coventry, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, King's, Lancaster, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, St Andrews, Sussex, University of East Anglia, Warwick, and York. If your university is on that list, you can browse news written for and about your campus. If it isn't, you can still read national student stories, but you won't find a dedicated section for your university.

How the university coverage works

The Tab organises its content partly by university. Each name in the list above acts as a campus tag or section, so stories tied to that university — strikes, campus closures, student life, nightlife, and local news — sit under it.

The site's own description says it publishes "breaking stories, fashion, nightlife, guides, reviews, sports and comment written by students at top Universities." That explains the structure: content is produced by student contributors at those institutions, which is why the coverage list maps closely to where it has writers.

What the list tells you

• It is a fixed set, not every UK university. The Tab covers a selection of institutions, not the full sector. Universities outside the list have no dedicated campus feed.
• Coverage is concentrated in well-known and Russell Group institutions. Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, and similar names appear, alongside some newer or specialist entries like Brookes and Bournemouth.
• A university being listed doesn't guarantee constant output. A campus section can be active or quiet depending on whether students are currently contributing.

How to find news for a specific university

1. Go to thetab.com.
2. Look for the university list in the site navigation (the same list quoted above).
3. Select your university's name to open its section.
4. Browse the stories there, or use the site's search for the university name if you land on a story first.

Expected result: you see stories tagged to that campus rather than the general national feed.

If your university isn't listed

You can still read The Tab's national and trending coverage — viral stories, entertainment, Netflix, reality TV, and politics — but there is no campus-specific page. The practical options are:

• Read the general news and trends sections for student-relevant stories.
• Check whether a nearby listed university's section carries anything relevant to your city or region.
• If you want your own university covered, the site's contributor model (student-written content) is the route to explore — see the related question on who writes for The Tab and whether students can contribute.

Quick reference

The main thing to check is whether your university appears in that 29-name list. If it does, head straight to its section; if not, treat The Tab as a national student site rather than a campus-specific one.