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• 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”

• 03.02.2015
• • Scotland
  • Uncategorized
  • Wikimedian in Residence

  This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Programme Manager It’s time to take a look back at the longest … Continue reading “Reviewing a residency – National Library of Scotland”

• 02.02.2015
• • Wikidata

This post was written by Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser “Emergence (…) refers to the arising of novel and coherent … Continue reading “Emergence of a Wikidata Community”

• 30.01.2015
• • Education

This post was written by Dr Toni Sant, Education Organiser Wikipedia was highlighted through a keynote presentation by Wikipedia Founder … Continue reading “Wikipedia on the agenda at BETT 2015”

• 28.01.2015
• • Cultural partnerships

This guest post was written by Stephen McConnachie , Head of Data at the BFI and originally published here A marathon of Wikipedia editing at … Continue reading “The day we teamed up with Wikipedia”

• 26.01.2015
• • Policy

This post was written by Stevie Benton, Head of External Relations This morning I attended the launch of Open Up! … Continue reading “Report from the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy”

• 23.01.2015
• • Education
  • Licences
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikimedian in Residence
  • Wikipedia

By John Cummings, Wikimedia volunteer I have been working with the Sector for External Relations and Public Information unit at The United … Continue reading “Wikimedia and UNESCO team up to share the world’s culture”

• 22.01.2015
• • Wikimedia Commons

This post was written by Wikimedia UK volunteer Livia Morarasu It’s that time of the year! The voting for the … Continue reading “Vote for the Picture of the Year on Wikimedia Commons”

• 16.01.2015
• • Academia
  • Research
  • Uncategorized

A recent article by @monicaMedHist identifies the disease in Royal 6 E VI, f 301, as leprosy: http://t.co/PmatI7obgF pic.twitter.com/ysEb3X9VNA — Medieval Manuscripts (@BLMedieval) … Continue reading “The truth gets its shoes on: the Black Death on Wikipedia”

• 15.01.2015
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Cymru
  • Wales
  • Wikimedian in Residence

Wikimedia UK is proud to announce that the National Library of Wales has appointed a full time Wikipedian in Residence; … Continue reading “National Library of Wales with a birthday gift to Wikipedia”

• 13.01.2015
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Wikimedian in Residence

The Bodleian Libraries and Wikimedia UK have joined forces to support a year-long Wikimedian in Residence in Oxford. The post … Continue reading “Bodleian Library seeks a Wikimedian in Residence”

• 08.01.2015
• • Uncategorized
  • Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia UK received a very encouraging email this morning which highlights the nature of the work of our movement. In … Continue reading “Wellcome Library grateful for Wikimedia UK support”

• • Uncategorized

The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced that it is donating 100 “RSC Gold” accounts – the complete portfolio of … Continue reading “Royal Society of Chemistry grants journals access to Wikipedia Editors”

• 24.12.2014
• • Education
  • Licences
  • Uncategorized
  • Wikipedia

By John Cummings, Wikimedia volunteer Wikimedia volunteer John Cummings has worked to make available on Wikipedia 2400 images of tropic agriculture research from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and 4000 new images of vegan food, all the images were originally posted on Flickr by people … Continue reading “Understanding Sustainable Agriculture Through Wikipedia”