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• 31.01.2013
• • Events

  This post was written by Richard Nevell Scholarship applications for the 2013 WikiSym are now being accepted. The deadline for applications … Continue reading “Applications now open for 2013 WikiSym conference”

• 28.01.2013
• • Wikimania

This  message was initially circulated by the organising team of Wikimania 2013. Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are now being accepted. The … Continue reading “Scholarships for Wikimania 2013 – applications now open”

• 25.01.2013
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Wikimedian in Residence

The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum , working with Wikimedia UK, have today announced they are seeking to appoint a Wikimedian in Residence. … Continue reading “Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Wikimedia UK to jointly appoint Wikimedian in Residence”

• 24.01.2013
• • Wikipedia

This is a guest post from Maurizio Codogno, Wikimedia Italia, and was initially posted on the Wikimedia Foundation blog  where you can also … Continue reading “Italian Wikipedia surpasses one million articles”

• 22.01.2013
• • Wikimedia Commons

The below message was originally shared via email by the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year Committee. We’re happy to … Continue reading “Voting opens for 2012 Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year competition”

• 21.01.2013
• • Uncategorized

As trailed on this blog last week, Wikimedia UK held an IRC office hours chat last Wednesday. The office found … Continue reading “IRC chat – logs available and new regular slot confirmed”

• 18.01.2013
• • Wales

Gallwch ddarllen y blog yma yn Gymraeg, isod. This blog post is also published in Welsh below. There’s been some … Continue reading “Wonderful work by Wicipedia Cymraeg / Gwaith Ardderchog gan Wicipedia Cymraeg”

• 16.01.2013
• • GLAM-WIKI

Followers of this blog will be aware that there’s been plenty of work going on behind the scenes to prepare … Continue reading “GLAM-Wiki 2013: Wikimedia UK issues call for papers”

• • Staff
  • Uncategorized

Here at Wikimedia UK we like to keep in touch with our volunteers and the people interested in our work … Continue reading “Live web chat with Wikimedia UK – tonight!”

• 15.01.2013
• • Uncategorized

This post was published today on the Wikimedia Foundation blog. You can visit the Foundation’s blog here Wikivoyage becomes the 12th official Wikimedia project and debuts on … Continue reading “Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikivoyage, a free, worldwide travel guide that anyone can edit”

• 14.01.2013
• • Events
  • Training

This post was written by Daria Cybulska, our Events Organiser Wikimedia UK is committed to supporting our volunteers. To encourage … Continue reading “Training for Trainers session confirmed for Newcastle”

• 11.01.2013
• • Training

We’re in the process of developing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to support teaching new editors how to edit Wikipedia. … Continue reading “Virtual Learning Environment making good progress”

• 09.01.2013
• • Staff

In order to support our ambitious programme of work over the next year and beyond, Wikimedia UK is recruiting people … Continue reading “Join us! Wikimedia UK is recruiting”

• 04.01.2013
• • GLAM-WIKI

Wikimedia UK is delighted to announce that we have confirmed our keynote speakers for our GLAM-Wiki 2013 conference . The conference takes place … Continue reading “High profile keynote speakers confirmed for GLAM-Wiki 2013”

• 21.12.2012
• • Staff

This is a message in two parts. Take a look at the video made by Wikimedia UK’s staff, then read … Continue reading “A happy New Year to everyone from Wikimedia UK”

• 20.12.2012
• • Wikipedia

That’s how poet Sir John Betjeman once famously described the picturesque town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Wikimedians recently had the chance … Continue reading “New editor training in “the finest stone town in England””