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Train the Trainer 2023 – call for participants
Would you like to share your passion for Wiki editing by running Wikipedia editing events to train new editors and … Continue reading “Train the Trainer 2023 – call for participants”
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Outreach to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage with The Swadhinata Trust
The Swadhinata Trust is a London-based secular Bengali heritage organisation that works to promote Bengali history and culture in the … Continue reading “Outreach to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage with The Swadhinata Trust”
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Wikimedia UK welcomes Rupal Karia as Outreach and Community Coordinator
By Rupal Karia, Outreach and Community Coordinator at Wikimedia UK I am really excited to join Wikimedia UK and am … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK welcomes Rupal Karia as Outreach and Community Coordinator”
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Residency at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum
By Dr Lucy Hinnie, Resident at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Connected Heritage Project Lead Since early 2023 I … Continue reading “Residency at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum”
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New College Lanarkshire: Become a Wikimedian Course
Levi White is an FE Lecturer in Social Sciences at New College Lanarkshire. After working with Wikimedia UK on the West Boathouse’s “Play … Continue reading “New College Lanarkshire: Become a Wikimedian Course”
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Open call by UK civil society to exempt public interest projects from the Online Safety Bill
Learn about the upcoming bill and add your name to our open letter
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From editing articles to civic power – Wikimedia and Democracy
By Daria Cybulska, Director of Programmes and Evaluation at Wikimedia UK Democracies rely on informed citizens to function effectively. Over … Continue reading “From editing articles to civic power – Wikimedia and Democracy”
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Celebrating The Mixed Museum residency as it comes to an end
By Leah Emary, Wikimedian in Residence at The Mixed Museum and Connected Heritage Project Lead Introduction and Overview The Wikimedian … Continue reading “Celebrating The Mixed Museum residency as it comes to an end”
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VocalEyes and Wikidata: Making accessibility information easily available
By Richard Nevell, Programme Manager for Wikimedia UK VocalEyes plays a vital role in making arts and heritage accessible for … Continue reading “VocalEyes and Wikidata: Making accessibility information easily available”
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Empowering literacy advocacy: a Wikimedian and certified trainer’s experience at the World Literacy Summit with support from Wikimedia UK
By Bukola James, Volunteer Wikimedian Attending the World Literacy Summit 2023 at Baliol’s College in Oxford was a dream come … Continue reading “Empowering literacy advocacy: a Wikimedian and certified trainer’s experience at the World Literacy Summit with support from Wikimedia UK”
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Defying easy categorisation: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource
By Caroline Ball, Trustee of Wikimedia UK Abstract Wikipedia is the world’s largest information source, used daily by millions of … Continue reading “Defying easy categorisation: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource”
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International Women’s Day and the wiki projects
By Katie Crampton, Communications Coordinator at Wikimedia UK The goal of Wikipedia is to create a world where everyone has … Continue reading “International Women’s Day and the wiki projects”
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March is Wiki micro-internship month at The Mixed Museum and Manar al-Athar
By Leah Emary, Wikimedian in Residence at the Mixed Museum In March 2023, university students from Queen Mary University London … Continue reading “March is Wiki micro-internship month at The Mixed Museum and Manar al-Athar”
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Wikimedia UK at SOOCon23
By George Colbourn, Fundraising Coordinator at Wikimedia UK The State Of Open Conference brings together organisations, communities and advocates of … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK at SOOCon23”
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