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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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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 2.5

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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Wikimedia UK and The Mixed Museum logos surrounded by an image from the museum of black GIs WW2 stationed in Ireland, and Illustration from Medical Botany, and Haeckel Discomedusae 8 cleanup
WMUK and The Mixed Museum logos surrounded by File:"Negro soldiers draw rations at the camp cook house at their station in Northern Ireland. Detachments of Negro troops we - NARA - 535544.jpg, File:Illustration from Medical Botany, digitally enhanced from rawpixel's own original plates 120.jpg, File:Haeckel Discomedusae 8 cleanup.jpg

Celebrating The Mixed Museum residency as it comes to an end

By Leah Emary, Wikimedian in Residence at The Mixed Museum and Connected Heritage Project Lead Introduction and Overview The Wikimedian … Continue reading “Celebrating The Mixed Museum residency as it comes to an end”

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Screenshot of the VocalEyes Wikidata entries, with text saying Wikidata & VocalEyes overlaid.
Screenshot of the VocalEyes Wikidata entries in the UK, with text saying Wikidata & VocalEyes overlaid.

VocalEyes and Wikidata: Making accessibility information easily available

By Richard Nevell, Programme Manager for Wikimedia UK VocalEyes plays a vital role in making arts and heritage accessible for … Continue reading “VocalEyes and Wikidata: Making accessibility information easily available”

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James Cochran, Professor of Applied Statistics at the University of Alabama, presenting at the World Literacy Summit 2023 in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, UK, on April 3, 2023.
James Cochran, Professor of Applied Statistics at the University of Alabama, presenting at the World Literacy Summit 2023 in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, UK, on April 3, 2023.

Empowering literacy advocacy: a Wikimedian and certified trainer’s experience at the World Literacy Summit with support from Wikimedia UK

By Bukola James, Volunteer Wikimedian Attending the World Literacy Summit 2023 at Baliol’s College in Oxford was a dream come … Continue reading “Empowering literacy advocacy: a Wikimedian and certified trainer’s experience at the World Literacy Summit with support from Wikimedia UK”

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Puzzle globe symbol for Wikipedia 20CC0

Defying easy categorisation: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource

By Caroline Ball, Trustee of Wikimedia UK Abstract Wikipedia is the world’s largest information source, used daily by millions of … Continue reading “Defying easy categorisation: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource”

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Women editing Wikipedia at the BBC 100 Women editathon - Image by BBCCC BY-SA 4.0

International Women’s Day and the wiki projects

By Katie Crampton, Communications Coordinator at Wikimedia UK The goal of Wikipedia is to create a world where everyone has … Continue reading “International Women’s Day and the wiki projects”

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The Mixed Museum and Wikimedia UK logos
The Mixed Museum and Wikimedia UK logosCC BY-SA 4.0

March is Wiki micro-internship month at The Mixed Museum and Manar al-Athar

By Leah Emary, Wikimedian in Residence at the Mixed Museum In March 2023, university students from Queen Mary University London … Continue reading “March is Wiki micro-internship month at The Mixed Museum and Manar al-Athar”

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Wikimedia UK staff with Jimmy Wales and Wikimedia Deutschland staff at SOOCon23
Jimmy Wales and staff from Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Deutschland at SOOCon23CC BY-SA 4.0

Wikimedia UK at SOOCon23

By George Colbourn, Fundraising Coordinator at Wikimedia UK The State Of Open Conference brings together organisations, communities and advocates of … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK at SOOCon23”

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The Mixed Museum and Wikimedia UK logos
The Mixed Museum and Wikimedia UK logos, surrounded by A peach plant (Prunus persica); flowering and fruiting stems, and Haeckel Discomedusae 8 cleanup, both from the Wellcome Collection.CC BY-SA 4.0

The Mixed Museum: an overview of the residency

By Leah Emary, Wikimedian in Residence at the Mixed Museum and Connected Heritage Project Lead at Wikimedia UK As a … Continue reading “The Mixed Museum: an overview of the residency”

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Photo of the participants of Train the Trainer 2022
Train the Trainer 2022 group photoCC BY-SA 4.0

Train the Trainer Dec2022 Feedback

By Esma Gjertsen, Volunteer Coordinator at Wikimedia UK We organised the most recent iteration of our Train the Trainer (TtT) … Continue reading “Train the Trainer Dec2022 Feedback”

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Poems championing free knowledge inspired by University of Leeds students

To celebrate Wikipedia’s 22nd birthday on Sunday 15 January, the University of Leeds is sharing poems inspired by conversations between … Continue reading “Poems championing free knowledge inspired by University of Leeds students”

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Poster for World Festival of Cultural Diversity editathons
Poster for editathons for the World Festival of Cultural Diversity, with background File:Khalili Foundation Circle Peace.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0

Events for cultural diversity in visual art

As part of the World Festival of Cultural Diversity , the Khalili Foundation is supporting two in-person editathon events in January to diversify Wikipedia’s representation of visual … Continue reading “Events for cultural diversity in visual art”

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