The wiki gender gap and Women’s History Month
By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK. Wikipedia’s vision is a world in which everyone has access to the … Continue reading "The wiki gender gap and Women’s History Month"
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Reflections on Roberta’s internship as it comes to an end
In 2019 Wikimedia UK, Archaeology Scotland and The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland recruited a graduate intern through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities Internship programme . … Continue reading "Reflections on Roberta’s internship as it comes to an end"
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Supporting the Turkish Wikimedia community from the UK
By John Lubbock, Communications Coordinator As many of you know, Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey since 2017. While it’s … Continue reading "Supporting the Turkish Wikimedia community from the UK"
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Arabic Wikipedia is growing fast – here’s why
By John Lubbock, Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator I met recently with Faisal Saeed al-Mutar, an Iraqi refugee in the US, … Continue reading "Arabic Wikipedia is growing fast – here’s why"
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“Masterpieces of the World” – A Landmark Partnership between Wikimedia UK and the Khalili Collections
Wikimedia UK is launching a landmark partnership with the UK-based Khalili Collections – one of the greatest and most comprehensive … Continue reading "“Masterpieces of the World” – A Landmark Partnership between Wikimedia UK and the Khalili Collections"
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Wikipedia for Peace at Europride Vienna
Earlier this month I took some time out from my Edinburgh work to travel to Vienna to take part … Continue reading "Wikipedia for Peace at Europride Vienna"
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Recording heritage sites in danger with Wikipedia
I was scrolling Twitter when I came across a video of a fighter in Syria wasting ammunition to destroy an … Continue reading "Recording heritage sites in danger with Wikipedia"
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Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales
Hi, I’m Aaron Morris and I was appointed WiciMôn Project Officer nearly two years ago. I’m based at the offices … Continue reading "Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales"
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Celtic Knot 2018
The Wikipedia language conference is back, and it’s coming to Wales. By Jason Evans, National Wikimedian for Wales Celtic Knot provides a … Continue reading "Celtic Knot 2018"
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3000 new articles added to the Welsh Wicipedia
Volunteers at the National Library of Wales have been translating important health articles from English into Welsh – image by Jason … Continue reading "3000 new articles added to the Welsh Wicipedia"
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