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• 19.10.2012
• • Wikipedia

This post was written by Wikimedia UK Associate Dr Martin Poulter Misconceptions about health are common throughout the world. For … Continue reading “Bringing evidence-based medicine to the world”

• 13.10.2012
• • Board

Wikimedia UK’s Board of Trustees met on Tuesday 8 October to discuss recent events, review strategy and evaluate where we … Continue reading “A message from the Wikimedia UK Board”

• 09.10.2012
• • Cultural partnerships

1 October marked the first anniversary of Wikimedia UK’s ongoing partnership with Herbert Art Gallery and Museum , the longest-running GLAM partnership in the UK … Continue reading “One year on: 12 months working with the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum”

• 28.09.2012
• • Uncategorized

Over the past six months, a Wikimedia UK trustee led two Wikipedia-related projects, Monmouthpedia and Gibraltarpedia, in a way that … Continue reading “Joint statement from Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK”

• 25.09.2012
• • Staff

Isabelle, the first Wikimedia UK Intern, has finished her internship on 21 September 2012. Here is a message from her … Continue reading “First ever Wikimedia UK intern waves goodbye”

• 21.09.2012
• • Board
  • Gibraltarpedia
  • QR codes

1. What’s Gibraltarpedia? Gibraltarpedia is a project by the Government of Gibraltar to improve coverage of Gibraltar-related topics on Wikipedia. It … Continue reading “Gibraltarpedia: WMUK press release”

• 20.09.2012
• • Board

Wikimedia UK would like to announce that Roger Bamkin has stepped down as a Trustee. “Roger’s energy and enthusiasm has … Continue reading “Board update”

• • Board

Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Saad Choudri to its Board of Trustees. This appointment is effective … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK appoints Saad Choudri to its Board”

• 14.09.2012
• • Academia
  • Events
  • Higher Education

The first week of September saw the first EduWiki Conference at the University of Leicester, England, bringing together educators and Wikimedians for two … Continue reading “EduWiki 2012 – a review”

• 13.09.2012
• • Events
  • Wikimedia Commons

This blog post was written by Wikimedia UK volunteer and event organiser, User:Rock drum On Saturday 1 September, local Wikimedians … Continue reading “Wikipedia Takes Coventry – the winners!”

• 07.09.2012
• • Board

Wikimedia UK is sad to announce that Joscelyn Upendran has stepped down as a Trustee. “It is with great regret … Continue reading “Board update”

• 05.09.2012
• • Academia
  • Higher Education

There’s excitement in the air in Leicester this morning as our EduWiki Conference gets under way. Academics from three continents are meeting … Continue reading “EduWiki kicks off amid great anticipation”

• 03.09.2012
• • Cultural partnerships
  • Wikimedian in Residence

Over the past two years, Wikimedia UK has been working with the British Library . These have involved a series of editing … Continue reading “Three months as a Wikipedian in Residence at the British Library”

• 30.08.2012
• • Events
  • Other open groups

Mozilla UK have been supportive to Wikimedia UK since they opened their Mozilla Spaces venue in June 2012, allowing us to use … Continue reading “Teaming up with Mozilla for an editathon”

• 15.08.2012
• • Wales

The National Eisteddfod is Wales’ primary cultural event of the year with a history stretching back over 800 years. It includes all … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK, Wicipedia Cymraeg and the National Eisteddfod”

• 13.08.2012
• • Gibraltarpedia
  • QR codes

The discovergibraltar.com website has invited Gibraltarpedians to use its content as a resource for the Gibraltarpedia project and Wikipedia. This comes as … Continue reading “Gibraltar’s biggest website is now CC-BY-SA for Gibraltarpedia”