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• 31.03.2015
• • Events

March has raced by, and while April is nearly upon us Wikimedia UK has a programme of events for everyone. The month kicks … Continue reading “Looking ahead to April”

• 26.03.2015
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Events

This post was written by Rachel Beaumont of the Royal Opera House and was originally published here . Re-used with kind permission. Try … Continue reading “ROH Students Editathon: Improving Wikipedia’s articles on dance”

• 24.03.2015
• • Research
  • Uncategorized

This post was originally published on the Wikimedia Foundation blog by Dario Tarborelli and Yana Welinder. Re-published under CC-BY 3.0 unported The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to … Continue reading “Wikimedia Foundation adopts Open Access Policy to support free knowledge”

• 19.03.2015
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Wikimedian in Residence

This post was written by Sara Thomas, Wikimedian in Residence at Museums Galleries Scotland As I write this, I’m sitting … Continue reading “Scotland’s second Wikimedian in Residence”

• 16.03.2015
• • Academia
  • Cymru
  • Events
  • Higher Education
  • Wales

This post was written by Robin Owain, WMUK’s Wales Manager, and originally published on the Wikimedia Foundation’s blog On 28 January 2015, Prof. … Continue reading “First Welsh university edit-a-thon creates new articles on medieval women”

• 06.03.2015
• • Events

This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Wikipedian and the convener of the Wikipedia Science Conference Wikimedia UK and … Continue reading “Call For Proposals: the Wikipedia Science Conference (deadline 8 May)”

• 04.03.2015
• • Diversity
  • Training

This month we are taking a look back at some of the Wikipedia gender gap projects we have worked on … Continue reading “Women’s History Month retrospective – Rosalind Franklin’s birthday”

• 03.03.2015
• • Cymru
  • Wales
  • Wikimedian in Residence

Mae’r ffocws yn ystod wythnosau cyntaf y preswyliad wedi bod ar gwrdd â thimau o wahanol adrannau yn y Llyfrgell. … Continue reading “Wicipediwr Preswyl yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: Mis un – gosod sylfaen”

• • Cultural partnerships
  • Cymru
  • Wales
  • Wikimedian in Residence

This post was written by Jason Evans, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales The focus during the … Continue reading “National Library of Wales residency, month one: laying foundations”

• 02.03.2015
• • Diversity

The Wikipedia gender gap is well documented and is one of the biggest challenges facing the global Wikimedia movement. To help support this … Continue reading “Women’s History Month – revisiting our work on the Wikipedia gender gap”

• 23.02.2015
• • Cultural partnerships
  • GLAM network
  • GLAM-WIKI

This post was written by Liam Wyatt and was originally published here . Re-used with kind permission. In light of the Europeana 2020 strategic plan , what … Continue reading “New recommendations outline ways to strengthen Europeana’s future relationship with Wikimedia”

• 19.02.2015
• • Cultural partnerships

This post was written by Kimberly Kowal of the British Library and was originally published here . Reused with kind permission.  Without looking, … Continue reading “Found: more maps than we’d reckoned”

• 17.02.2015
• • Advocacy
  • Education

The House of Lords Select Committee on Digital Skills today published its report . Wikimedia UK submitted evidence to the consultation, which you can see here . In … Continue reading “Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Digital Skills report”

• 13.02.2015
• • Academia
  • Research
  • Wikipedia

‘Impact’ is a perennial concern for organisations, including Wikimedia chapters. Showing that what you’re up to makes a difference: contributing … Continue reading “Altmetrics and Wikipedia”

• 04.02.2015
• • Academia
  • Cymru
  • Training
  • Uncategorized
  • Wales

This post was written by Prof. Deborah Youngs and Dr Sparky Booker of Swansea University On Wednesday 28th January, 2015, … Continue reading “Women and Wikipedia Editathon, Swansea”