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• 16.06.2014
• • Events
  • Uncategorized

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”

• 13.06.2014
• • Uncategorized

This blog post was written by John Cummings, Wikimania support at Wikimedia UK and Andrew Clarke, Head of Social Media at … Continue reading “Office for National Statistics and Wikimedia UK work together to improve the public understanding of statistics”

• 11.06.2014
• • Policy
  • Wikipedia

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”

• 10.06.2014
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Events
  • Staff

This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK’s Programme Manager Earlier this year I was invited to participate in … Continue reading “New Media Academy – a foray into Polish cultural institutions and Wikimedia projects”

• 05.06.2014
• • Events
  • Wikimania

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”

• 03.06.2014
• • Other open groups
  • Strategy
  • Wikimania

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!”

• 02.06.2014
• • Events
  • Wikimania

This post was written by Chris McKenna of the Wikimania support team The Wikimania 2014 fringe programme kicked off with … Continue reading “Social Machines Weekend”

• 29.05.2014
• • Research

Wikimedia UK  and  Demos  are encouraging Wikimedians to participate in an attempt to crowdsource a submission to a call for evidence on digital … Continue reading “Connecting knowledge to power: the future of digital democracy in the UK”

• 28.05.2014
• • Wikimania

In this post, Fabian Tompsett, Wikimedian and co-ordinator of the Wikimania support team, shares his views on his his first … Continue reading “Fabian’s thoughts on a few weeks in post”

• 21.05.2014
• • Wikimedian in Residence

This post was written by John Byrne, Wikimedian in Residence at both Cancer Research UK and the Royal Society I’m … Continue reading “Cancer Research UK, Royal Society and Women Fellows…”

• 12.05.2014
• • Wiki Loves Monuments
  • Wikimedia Commons

This post was written by Richard Nevell, Assistant Office Manager Ruins are fascinating. From the columns of ancient Greece to … Continue reading “Falling to pieces: Wikipedia and history”

• 09.05.2014
• • Uncategorized

Wikimedia UK is delighted to announce a new collaborative project, the Open Coalition. This project will be co-ordinated by Bekka … Continue reading “Bekka Kahn to co-ordinate the Open Coalition”

• 08.05.2014
• • Wikipedia

At the beginning of 2013, User:WormThatTurned applied for a Wikimedia UK microgrant for resources to improve a host of articles related … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK microgrant leads to Wikipedia Featured Article”

• 07.05.2014
• • Cymru
  • Wales
  • Wikimedian in Residence

This post was written by Marc Haynes, Wikipedia Co-ordinator at the Coleg Cymraeg. You can read this post in Welsh here In March, after several years … Continue reading “Six weeks in at the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol”

• 06.05.2014
• • Staff
  • Wikimania

Wikimedia UK is delighted to welcome three new staff to support the delivery of the Wikimania conference. John Cummings, Chris … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK welcomes new starters for Wikimania”