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Wikipedia – is it fit for patient consumption?

This post was written by John Byrne, the Wikimedian in Residence at Cancer Research UK. It was first published here under a CC-BY-NC-SA licence. In … Continue reading “Wikipedia – is it fit for patient consumption?”

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Wikipedia: Creating as well as consuming online

This post was written by Richard Scriven, a geography researcher who attended the event below, and is re-used with kind … Continue reading “Wikipedia: Creating as well as consuming online”

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Let’s get serious about Wikipedia

This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador If you use Wikipedia to read about shell shock , look … Continue reading “Let’s get serious about Wikipedia”

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Wikipedia Summit “Wikimania” comes to London – Largest ever gathering

This press release was issued on 1 July by Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimania 2014 team – … Continue reading “Wikipedia Summit “Wikimania” comes to London – Largest ever gathering”

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What’s Wrong With Wikipedia in Education?

This post was written by Hannah Jones, Wikimedia UK education volunteer Some readers of this blog may remember me from … Continue reading “What’s Wrong With Wikipedia in Education?”

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The personal touch

This post was written by Jon Davies, Wikimedia UK’s Chief Executive I thought I’d share this with you: ‘Dear Jon … Continue reading “The personal touch”

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Wikimania fringe – The Future of Education

This post was written by Stevie Benton, Wikimedia UK’s head of external relations This weekend saw the latest in the … Continue reading “Wikimania fringe – The Future of Education”

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Discussing the future of digital democracy

This post was written by Stevie Benton, Wikimedia UK’s Head of External Relations On Tuesday I was fortunate enough to … Continue reading “Discussing the future of digital democracy”

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Wikimania Free Culture Weekend

This blog post was written by John Cummings, Wikimania support at Wikimedia UK Last weekend the Wikimania Fringe Free Culture event took place at the Barbican Centre with … Continue reading “Wikimania Free Culture Weekend”

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A global editathon – teaching Wikipedia to Barclays

This post was written by Doug Taylor, Wikimedia UK volunteer It all started in January when Dave Robertson, who works … Continue reading “A global editathon – teaching Wikipedia to Barclays”

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A model for digital democracy

This post was written by Stevie Benton, Wikimedia UK’s head of external relations, was originally published on the Demos blog here A sense that all citizens of … Continue reading “A model for digital democracy”

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Wikimania fringe: Free culture weekend

This weekend sees the latest in the programme of fringe events leading up to Wikimania . The Free Culture Weekend takes place at The Barbican Centre , … Continue reading “Wikimania fringe: Free culture weekend”

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Your Wikimania Needs You!

This blog post was written by John Cummings, Wikimania support at Wikimedia UK and Harry Mitchell, Wikimedia UK volunteer. Wikimania 2014 is a … Continue reading “Your Wikimania Needs You!”

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