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Wikimedia UK and COVID-19: A local and global response
By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Wikimedia UK Chief Executive This is not the blog that I thought I was going to be … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK and COVID-19: A local and global response”
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Knowledge activism vs passive consumption – rethinking Wikipedia in education
This post was written by Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh. Kindness on the Internet has … Continue reading “Knowledge activism vs passive consumption – rethinking Wikipedia in education”
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Fashion and digital citizenship at Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University in the UK had its first ever Wikipedia assignment , as part of a Digital Citizenship module for undergraduates studying Business … Continue reading “Fashion and digital citizenship at Bath Spa University”
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Yorkshire Editathon championing women in STEM
By Katie Crampton, Wikimedia UK Communications & Governance Assistant We kicked off February in collaboration with University of York with … Continue reading “Yorkshire Editathon championing women in STEM”
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Announcing the Wikimedia in Education UK Summit
With around 20 billion page-views every month, Wikipedia is an integral part in how people discover information. It is used … Continue reading “Announcing the Wikimedia in Education UK Summit”
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Wikimedia UK publishes ‘Closing the Gender Gap’ video
By John Lubbock, Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator I’ve worked at Wikimedia UK since 2016, managing their social media, press, content … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK publishes ‘Closing the Gender Gap’ video”
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Leveraging open data at the National Library of Wales
By Jason Evans, National Wikimedian at the National Library of Wales Over 7 years ago the National Library of Wales … Continue reading “Leveraging open data at the National Library of Wales”
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Supporting the Turkish Wikimedia community from the UK
By John Lubbock, Communications Coordinator As many of you know, Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey since 2017. While it’s … Continue reading “Supporting the Turkish Wikimedia community from the UK”
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Copyright for Wikimedia photographers in the UK
By UK Wikimedian and copyright enthusiast Geni Spoiler:Its a terrible broken system which is part of the reason Wikipedia went copyleft in … Continue reading “Copyright for Wikimedia photographers in the UK”
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Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2019 winners announced
Wiki Loves Monuments UK, part of the world’s biggest photographic contest, has announced the winners of this year’s competition. The … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2019 winners announced”
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Samhuinn at the University of Edinburgh
So, the University of Edinburgh have been awfully busy when it comes to all things Witchcraft recently. Wikimedian in Residence … Continue reading “Samhuinn at the University of Edinburgh”
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Arabic Wikipedia is growing fast – here’s why
By John Lubbock, Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator I met recently with Faisal Saeed al-Mutar, an Iraqi refugee in the US, … Continue reading “Arabic Wikipedia is growing fast – here’s why”
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“Masterpieces of the World” – A Landmark Partnership between Wikimedia UK and the Khalili Collections
Wikimedia UK is launching a landmark partnership with the UK-based Khalili Collections – one of the greatest and most comprehensive … Continue reading ““Masterpieces of the World” – A Landmark Partnership between Wikimedia UK and the Khalili Collections”
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Does Wikipedia have enough administrators?
By John Lubbock, Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator There are currently 1144 admins on the English language Wikipedia, of whom 501 are active as editors , though not … Continue reading “Does Wikipedia have enough administrators?”
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Wikimedia UK’s 2019 Annual General Meeting – election results and more
Wikimedia UK AGM 2019 – image by Jwslubbock CC BY-SA 4.0 2019 board elections and resolutions Thank you to all members … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK’s 2019 Annual General Meeting – election results and more”
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