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A trip to the Tank Museum

  This blog post was written by User:Mightyhansa I frequent museums regularly and have learnt what can and can’t make a … Continue reading “A trip to the Tank Museum”

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Wikimania – Nine working days to go…

This post was written by Jon Davies, Wikimedia UK Chief Executive Our office white board now says only nine working … Continue reading “Wikimania – Nine working days to go…”

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University Challenge recognises Wikipedia

  In what feels like something of a landmark, iconic UK quiz show University Challenge  hosted by journalist and former Newsnight presenter  Jeremy Paxman  this … Continue reading “University Challenge recognises Wikipedia”

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Scholarships for UK based attendees of AdaCamp Berlin 2014

This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK Programme Manager AdaCamp is a conference dedicated to increasing women’s participation in … Continue reading “Scholarships for UK based attendees of AdaCamp Berlin 2014”

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Wikimedia at the heart of open education

This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter The UK has a flourishing Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. Educators, librarians, … Continue reading “Wikimedia at the heart of open education”

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Counting down to Wikimania

This post was written by Jon Davies, Wikimedia UK Chief Executive We have a big white board in the office … Continue reading “Counting down to Wikimania”

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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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