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Get involved: WikiProject Social Housing in the United Kingdom
By John Lubbock, Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator There’s been a lot of discussion over the past six months about housing … Continue reading “Get involved: WikiProject Social Housing in the United Kingdom”
arrow_forwardPeople of the Enlightenment: an opportunity for Wikipedians
By Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in Residence, Bodleian Libraries Oxford A major scholarly database is offering free access to selected … Continue reading “People of the Enlightenment: an opportunity for Wikipedians”
arrow_forwardSaying hello: a new residency with the Scottish Libraries and Information Council
By Sara Thomas, Wikimedian in Residence at SLIC I’m Sara Thomas, aka [[user:lirazelf]], and I’m delighted to have taken up … Continue reading “Saying hello: a new residency with the Scottish Libraries and Information Council”
arrow_forwardPress release: National Library of Wales appoints first ever permanent Wikimedian at a UK cultural institution
From 1 August, the National Library of Wales will employ the UK’s first permanent Wikimedian. As National Wikimedian, Jason Evans … Continue reading “Press release: National Library of Wales appoints first ever permanent Wikimedian at a UK cultural institution”
arrow_forwardCongratulations to our Wikimedians Of The Year!
Every year Wikimedia UK holds the UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards at our Annual General Meeting to recognise the … Continue reading “Congratulations to our Wikimedians Of The Year!”
arrow_forwardAn introduction from Agnes Bruszik, WMUK’s new Programme Evaluation Assistant
Dear All, I would like to take this opportunity to greet all of you and to introduce myself very briefly. My name … Continue reading “An introduction from Agnes Bruszik, WMUK’s new Programme Evaluation Assistant”
arrow_forwardWelsh music is No.1 on Commons
Welsh Record company releases seven thousand sound clips to Wikimedia Commons on an open licence. Article by Jason Evans, Wikimedian … Continue reading “Welsh music is No.1 on Commons”
arrow_forwardA message from Josie Fraser, new Wikimedia UK Chair
I am delighted to have become the new chair of Wikimedia UK at today’s AGM. I was initially elected to … Continue reading “A message from Josie Fraser, new Wikimedia UK Chair”
arrow_forwardHow Wikipedia found itself at the centre of a major corruption scandal in Pakistan
Written by Saqib Qayyum – Pakistani Wikimedian On the early morning of July 11th, as a controversy developed in Pakistan … Continue reading “How Wikipedia found itself at the centre of a major corruption scandal in Pakistan”
arrow_forwardWikipedia Collaboration of Dental Schools
Written by Nour Geres It has been over a year and a half since Dundee Dental School first established the Wikipedia … Continue reading “Wikipedia Collaboration of Dental Schools”
arrow_forwardIncreasing diverse content on Wikimedia projects with UK music festivals and labels
I’ve been doing some outreach to various UK music festivals and labels to encourage them to release content on their … Continue reading “Increasing diverse content on Wikimedia projects with UK music festivals and labels”
arrow_forwardWacky Wiki Races!
By Martin Poulter, Wikimedian-in-Residence at Bodleian Libraries Wikipedia has more than five million articles in its English language version. No article is an island: with … Continue reading “Wacky Wiki Races!”
arrow_forwardThank you to everyone who volunteers for Wikimedia UK
In 2016 volunteers gave us a massive 20,000 hours of their time, from running events and teaching people how to … Continue reading “Thank you to everyone who volunteers for Wikimedia UK”
arrow_forwardReflections on a Wikipedia assignment – Reproductive Medicine
This was originally posted on Ewan McAndrew’s blog where he writes about his role as the University of Edinburgh’s Wikimedian in Residence Wikipedia … Continue reading “Reflections on a Wikipedia assignment – Reproductive Medicine”
arrow_forward#WMUKED17 – Wikimedia UK Education Summit: a roundup
By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Wikimedia UK Chief Executive I was delighted to be part of planning and delivering Wikimedia UK’s Education … Continue reading “#WMUKED17 – Wikimedia UK Education Summit: a roundup”
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