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Wikimedia UK joins forces with Black Cultural Archives to enhance access and knowledge sharing of Black British history
The Wikimedia Foundation has confirmed the six grantees for its final round of grants under The Equity Fund. Having all been previously supported, the chosen organisations will each receive a…
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Wikimedia UK and the Royal Society host workshop on information literacy and future health emergencies
As part of Wikimedia UK’s work in the area of information literacy, in late 2023 we partnered with the BBC and the Royal Society to plan, programme and host a…
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Trans + History Week Edit-a-thon
On 9th May 2025, Wikimedia UK proudly collaborated with WMLGBT+ and the National Library of Wales on a Trans + History Week Edit-a-thon hosted by Cardiff Central Library. The aim…
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Digital Heritage in Action: The Heritage Lab, Wikimedia UK, and the future of GLAM Collaboration
The Heritage Lab and Wikimedia UK are pleased to announce a new collaboration in 2025, involving research fellows from across the UK GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) sector. The Heritage…
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A decade of collaboration between Wikimedia UK and the National Library of Wales: Building a sustainable future for Welsh culture online
10 years ago I turned up for my first day at work as a Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales. I had a 12 month contract and…
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Let’s culturally diversify the Internet
Earlier this year, the Commonwealth Faith Festival, a partnership between the Commonwealth and the Khalili Foundation to foster peace-building through faith, was launched to an audience of diplomats, religious leaders,…
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GLAM-E Lab x Wikimedia UK: follow-on partnership
The University of Exeter’s GLAM-E Lab and Wikimedia UK are pleased to announce the continuation of our partnership into 2024. Following on from the success of the Connected Heritage project…
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Khalili Foundation: Year in Review
Dr Martin Poulter has been the Wikimedian in Residence at the Khalili Foundation since 2019. Our partnership with the Khalili Foundation has facilitated an incredible wealth of cultural information and…
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Queer Britain’s Wikimedian in Residence
In August 2023, Queer Britain collaborated with Wikimedia UK to host a Wikimedian in Residence project. From August to November, Evie Moore worked on improving content on Wikipedia and related…
