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Wikimedia UK joins N-RICH project to connect UK cultural heritage through Wikidata
Wikimedia UK is proud to be collaborating on a new project exploring how Wikidata and Linked Open Data can help create a more connected digital infrastructure for the UK’s cultural…
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Statement on Beacon CRM security incident
Wikimedia UK has been informed of a data security incident involving Beacon CRM, the platform we use to manage our contacts database.
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Heritage 3D Data at Risk project awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant.
Today, Wikimedia UK is announcing a £56,198 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard access to the UK’s 3D heritage data and create a sustainable future.
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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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VocalEyes and Wikidata: Making accessibility information easily available
VocalEyes plays a vital role in making arts and heritage accessible for blind and visually impaired, D/deaf, hard of hearing, and neurodivergent visitors. They do this in a range of…
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The Archaeology Data Service and Wikidata
I’m a big fan of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS). Its online library is packed with digitised articles, books, and reports. Looking in from the outside I have seen its…
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Happy Birthday Wikidata!
It’s Wikidata’s 8th birthday today, and we’re incredibly proud of Wikipedia’s lesser known little sister. Twenty years ago an incredible idea was made reality in the form of a democratic…
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Wikidata and Aberdeen – a virtual hackathon
Introduction by Sara Thomas, Wikimedia UK’s Scotland Programme Coordinator.
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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…
