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Small Charity Week – celebrating the big impact of small charities
This year, Wikimedia UK is taking part in ‘Small Charity Week’, an annual event to celebrate the contributions made by the small charity sector to individuals, communities and causes across…
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Human Rights and the role of digital literacy
The accelerating use of digital technology means that it now plays a major role in most aspects of our lives. For many of us it is vital to be able…
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Women EmpowerED: Wikipedia Editathon
In Summer 2020, I organised my first Wikipedia Editathon as part of the Women in STEM Connect series. With an eye-opening talk, physicist and Wikipedia diversity advocate, Dr Jess Wade…
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Scots Wiki – moving forward
As Wikimedia UK, we work to support language communities living in, or connected to the UK. This translates to a range of projects, including Scots Wikipedia.
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Just one week left to sign up for our 2020 AGM!
We’re gearing up for this year’s Annual General Meeting with just over a week to go until the event! On Saturday 18th July we will be meeting virtually, and though…
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Wikidata and Aberdeen – a virtual hackathon
Introduction by Sara Thomas, Wikimedia UK’s Scotland Programme Coordinator.
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A message to our supporters in lockdown
I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well during the current crisis. I think if there is a silver lining to this horrible situation it’s that…
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Growing our volunteer community in Scotland
In 2019 we hired Dr Sara Thomas as our Scotland Programme Coordinator. As Sara’s expanded our reach across Scotland, the demand for volunteers and trainers has increased hugely. Though it’s…
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Yorkshire Editathon championing women in STEM
We kicked off February in collaboration with University of York with another editathon to help close the gender gap on Wikipedia. Focused on Yorkshire women in STEM, the editathon aimed…
