Wikipedia Takes Coventry – the winners!
This blog post was written by Wikimedia UK volunteer and event organiser, User:Rock drum On Saturday 1 September, local Wikimedians … Continue reading "Wikipedia Takes Coventry – the winners!"
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Teaming up with Mozilla for an editathon
Mozilla UK have been supportive to Wikimedia UK since they opened their Mozilla Spaces venue in June 2012, allowing us to use … Continue reading "Teaming up with Mozilla for an editathon"
arrow_forwardGermans shoot Edinburgh – The Edinburgh Photography Workshop 2012, a joint UK-German venture.
Post by Peter Weis Participating in Wikimedia’s projects is not just about editing Wikipedia. Many Wikipedia articles have images, but … Continue reading "Germans shoot Edinburgh – The Edinburgh Photography Workshop 2012, a joint UK-German venture."
arrow_forwardWikimedia UK and JISC join forces for World War One editathon
The history of the World War One inevitably attracts a great deal of attention and interest, especially on Wikipedia. That’s … Continue reading "Wikimedia UK and JISC join forces for World War One editathon"
arrow_forwardEduWiki 2012: Wikipedia as an educational resource, now and in the future
What do Dictator novel , Implicit self-esteem and Nuclear energy policy in the United States have in common? Each of these Wikipedia articles has been improved by university students in exchange … Continue reading "EduWiki 2012: Wikipedia as an educational resource, now and in the future"
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UK attendees attending WikiConference India 2011
This Friday, the first WikiConference India will take place in Mumbai. The three day event will see over 600 participants discussing a … Continue reading "UK attendees attending WikiConference India 2011"
arrow_forwardWikiConference India travel grants
Wikimedia UK welcomes proposals from Wikimedians in the UK community intending to travel to join the WikiConference India. Priority will … Continue reading "WikiConference India travel grants"
arrow_forwardGirl Geeks V. Wikimeet – An exercise in real-time collaboration
By Fiona Apps (Wikipedia User:Panyd) How do you get members of the public involved in Wikipedia? Moreover, how do you get women, … Continue reading "Girl Geeks V. Wikimeet – An exercise in real-time collaboration"
arrow_forwardGLAMcamp London
On Friday 24th June we had our first UK GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) networking day. The aim was … Continue reading "GLAMcamp London"
arrow_forwardBritish Library English and Drama editathon
Lewis Carroll, one of many authors with unique photographs, papers and publications held in the collections. Wikimedia UK together with … Continue reading "British Library English and Drama editathon"
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