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Photograph of a waterfall and autumn trees in Tollymore Forest Park.
Tollymore Forest Park By Ryan McDonald.CC BY-SA 2.0

The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2023 in Northern Ireland

By Richard Nevell, Programme Manager for Wikimedia UK Wiki Loves Earth is an annual photography competition themed around the natural … Continue reading “The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2023 in Northern Ireland”

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The Queen of the peris in Paradise ‘The picture of the Garden of Paradise, and the Queen of the Fairies on her throne, being joyous and merry’. This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 30b CROP.jpg.CC BY-SA 3.0

Khalili Foundation: Year in Review

Dr Martin Poulter has been the Wikimedian in Residence at the Khalili Foundation since 2019. Our partnership with the Khalili … Continue reading “Khalili Foundation: Year in Review”

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Wikimedia and the war on information

By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK’s vision is of a more informed, democratic and equitable society … Continue reading “Wikimedia and the war on information”

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A rainbow khijmar is displayed alongside a camouflage shalwar kameez and a Palestinian Keffiyeh.
A rainbow khijmar is displayed alongside a camouflage shalwar kameez and a Palestinian Keffiyeh. These outfits were worn at Pride in 2005 and are displayed at Queer Britain. Photo by PinkEM.CC BY-SA 4.0

Queer Britain’s Wikimedian in Residence

By Evie Moore In August 2023, Queer Britain collaborated with Wikimedia UK to host a Wikimedian in Residence project. From … Continue reading “Queer Britain’s Wikimedian in Residence”

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Photo of a group of people at the 2022 Community Festival, collaged green toned images from Wikimedia Commons with text overlaid reading: 2023 Community Meeting videos and opportunities
Photo from the 2022 Community Festival by Tammy Gede, collaged with images from Commons. Full details: File:WMUK Get Involved header.png

WMUK 2023 Community Meeting – videos and opportunities

By Dr Sara Thomas, Scotland Programme Manager for Wikimedia UK and organiser of the Community Meeting On Sunday 26th November … Continue reading “WMUK 2023 Community Meeting – videos and opportunities”

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White text reading: 2023 UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards, with Wikimedia UK's logo beneath on a green background
2023 UK Wikimedian of the Year AwardsCC BY-SA 4.0

The winners of the 2023 UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards

By Dr Richard Nevell, Programme Manager for Wikimedia UK Since 2012, Wikimedia UK has held the UK Wikimedian of the … Continue reading “The winners of the 2023 UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards”

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text reading 'Giving Tuesday 23. Support Wikimedia UK's community of editors'. Red patterned background with holly, reindeer, robin, angel and flowers.
Giving Tuesday collage created using images from Wikimedia Commons. All components are on open license and free to use.CC BY-SA 4.0

Unwrap the joy of giving: Open knowledge for all

Support our campaign to Give the Gift of Knowledge this festive season.

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Photo of two billy goats butting heads on a cliff face in the Ogwen Valley, located in the Eryri National Park. The goats have shaggy white and black fur and long horns which are locked together.
Winning image for Wiki Loves Earth in Wales, 2023, captured by Rufus Davies. The filename for this image on Commons is File:The Crazy Fighting Goats of the Ogwen Valley.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0

The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2023 in Wales

By Robin Owain, Programme Manager for Wales For the second year running, Wales had the second highest number of photos … Continue reading “The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2023 in Wales”

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Photo of a group of people at the 2022 Community Festival, collaged green toned images from Wikimedia Commons with text overlaid reading: Wikimedia UK 2023 Community Meeting
Photo from the 2022 Community Festival by Tammy Gede, collaged with images from Commons. Full details: File:WMUK Get Involved header.pngCC BY-SA 4.0

Wikimedia UK 2023 Community Meeting

We’d like to invite our members and wider UK community to the Wikimedia UK 2023 Community Meeting, taking place on … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK 2023 Community Meeting”

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Train the trainer 2023 text over an image of a star chart on a blue background
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Train the Trainer 2023 – call for participants

Would you like to share your passion for Wiki editing by running Wikipedia editing events to train new editors and … Continue reading “Train the Trainer 2023 – call for participants”

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Outreach to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage with The Swadhinata Trust

The Swadhinata Trust is a London-based secular Bengali heritage organisation that works to promote Bengali history and culture in the … Continue reading “Outreach to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage with The Swadhinata Trust”

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Photo of Rupal Karia
Photo of Rupal Karia

Wikimedia UK welcomes Rupal Karia as Outreach and Community Coordinator

By Rupal Karia, Outreach and Community Coordinator at Wikimedia UK I am really excited to join Wikimedia UK and am … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK welcomes Rupal Karia as Outreach and Community Coordinator”

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Christopher Saxton's map of Devon, 1575, published 1590.
Christopher Saxton's map of Devon, 1575, published 1590.

Residency at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum

By Dr Lucy Hinnie, Resident at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Connected Heritage Project Lead Since early 2023 I … Continue reading “Residency at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum”

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Black and white photo of a group of British women at the 2nd international conference held by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference in 1919
One of the images uploaded as part of the course: File:British delegation at the 2nd international conference held by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference, Zurich, 1919.jpg

New College Lanarkshire: Become a Wikimedian Course

Levi White is an FE Lecturer in Social Sciences at New College Lanarkshire.  After working with Wikimedia UK on the  West Boathouse’s “Play … Continue reading “New College Lanarkshire: Become a Wikimedian Course”

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Source image by Diliff, An image of the Palace of Westminster, London, during blue hour.
Source image by Diliff, An image of the Palace of Westminster, London, during blue hour.CC BY-SA 2.0

Open call by UK civil society to exempt public interest projects from the Online Safety Bill 

Learn about the upcoming bill and add your name to our open letter

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Frequently Asked Questions

Public Interest Projects (PIPS) and the Online Safety Bill

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Wikipedia+Democracy: The impact of Wikimedia UK's information literacy work on citizen engagement, with photo of Greenpeace activists
Wikipedia+Democracy: The impact of Wikimedia UK's information literacy work on citizen engagement, with photo Greenpeacebelomonte. Author: Roosewelt Pinheiro/Agência Brasil. CC BY 3.0 BR

From editing articles to civic power – Wikimedia and Democracy

By Daria Cybulska, Director of Programmes and Evaluation at Wikimedia UK Democracies rely on informed citizens to function effectively. Over … Continue reading “From editing articles to civic power – Wikimedia and Democracy”

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