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A response to The Daily Telegraph article
The Daily Telegraph ran an article online today referring to Ashley Van Haeften, Chair of Wikimedia UK. The story tells how Mr … Continue reading “A response to The Daily Telegraph article”
arrow_forwardWorking with the Welsh language Wikipedia
You may think that Wikimedia UK focuses solely on the English Wikipedia. However, we seek to support all language Wikipedias, … Continue reading “Working with the Welsh language Wikipedia”
arrow_forwardWikimedia UK and JISC join forces for World War One editathon
The history of the World War One inevitably attracts a great deal of attention and interest, especially on Wikipedia. That’s … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK and JISC join forces for World War One editathon”
arrow_forwardEnglish language Wikipedia hits 4 million articles!
As around 1,000 international Wikimedians gathered in Washington, D.C, for Wikimania 2012 , an historic landmark was reached today as the English language Wikipedia recorded … Continue reading “English language Wikipedia hits 4 million articles!”
arrow_forwardVolunteer’s efforts win Gibraltar the right to be the first Wikipedia ‘city’
Tyson Lee Holmes was with friends when he read about ‘Monmouthpedia, the World’s First Wikipedia Town.’ His first thought was, … Continue reading “Volunteer’s efforts win Gibraltar the right to be the first Wikipedia ‘city’”
arrow_forwardRussian language Wikipedia blacked out for 10 July protest
The Russian language Wikipedia is blacked out today in response to a proposed law “on information”. The decision was taken … Continue reading “Russian language Wikipedia blacked out for 10 July protest”
arrow_forwardWorld first for St Paul’s Church, Birmingham
St Paul’s is the first church in the world to utilise innovative QRpedia technology Visitors and worshippers at St Paul’s … Continue reading “World first for St Paul’s Church, Birmingham”
arrow_forwardWikimedia UK welcomes Katherine to the team
We are really pleased to introduce our latest member of staff Katherine Bavage to the Wikimedia community as the Fundraising Organiser of Wikimedia UK . … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK welcomes Katherine to the team”
arrow_forwardWhat did you think of our annual report?
We recently published our annual report for the period 2011-12. It’s available as an optimised PDF here and also in print (for a … Continue reading “What did you think of our annual report?”
arrow_forwardEduWiki 2012: Wikipedia as an educational resource, now and in the future
What do Dictator novel , Implicit self-esteem and Nuclear energy policy in the United States have in common? Each of these Wikipedia articles has been improved by university students in exchange … Continue reading “EduWiki 2012: Wikipedia as an educational resource, now and in the future”
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UK Wikipedian debates Wikipedia’s relationship with PR industry
David Gerard, a prominent Wikipedian and Wikimedia UK volunteer, took part in a live debate on the relationship between Wikipedia … Continue reading “UK Wikipedian debates Wikipedia’s relationship with PR industry”
arrow_forwardPic for victory! We team up with The National Archives to bring war art to public domain
We’ve recently been working with our friends from The National Archives to bring a collection of 2,000 or so war art images into … Continue reading “Pic for victory! We team up with The National Archives to bring war art to public domain”
arrow_forwardTechnological landmark for award-winning Birmingham Moor Street station
The below press release was issued to railway-related media over 28 and 29 May for immediate release. It’s likely to … Continue reading “Technological landmark for award-winning Birmingham Moor Street station”
arrow_forwardWelcome to the world’s first Wikipedia town
You’ve probably heard the saying, “In theory, Wikipedia shouldn’t work, but in practice it does.” Three of the things that … Continue reading “Welcome to the world’s first Wikipedia town”
arrow_forwardWikimedia UK and British Library unveil latest Wikipedian in Residence
Wikimedia UK is very happy to announce the UK’s latest Wikipedian in Residence. Andrew Gray will be based at the British Library’s … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK and British Library unveil latest Wikipedian in Residence”
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