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Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of Wikimedia UK
On Friday 3 July 2026, Wikimedia UK hosted its Big Birthday Party in London, bringing together an inspiring mix of people to celebrate two major milestones: 25 years of Wikipedia…
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Train the Trainer 2025: Building confidence, community, and inclusion
Wikimedia UK’s flagship Train the Trainer (TtT) course returned in summer 2025, bringing together volunteers from across the UK and around the world to develop the skills needed to deliver…
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The 6-week Wikipedia translation sprint: A case study in fast medical knowledge equity
One of our long-standing partners in Scotland is the IDEA Network at the the University of St Andrews. Based at the School of Computer Science, the Network looks broadly to…
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The European Destubathon: A drive to improve Wikipedia’s shortest articles.
User:Dr. Blofeld has been editing Wikipedia for nearly 20 years. As well as being a prolific writer, Dr. Blofeld has organised many editing drives to encourage others to improve Wikipedia…
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Train the trainer 2025 – Expressions of interest now open
Are you a passionate Wikipedia editor? Would you like to learn how you can share your passion for Wikipedia editing (and contributing to other free open knowledge Wikimedia projects) by…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025 in Perth, Scotland
On International Women’s Day 2025, Perth Women on Wikipedia celebrated by researching and sharing the stories of remarkable women from Perth’s history. The project started as a six week course…
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New guidance for researchers on Wikimedia and open research
Nick Sheppard, Open Research Advisor at Leeds University and winner of Wikimedian of the Year Award 2023, and Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in Residence at the Khalili Collections and Wikimedian of…
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How Wikipedia can help to disseminate research: an innovative NIHR project
Adam Harangozo, the National Institute of Health Research's Wikipedian in Residence, explains how Wikipedia can be a highly effective dissemination tool, helping to make research findings widely accessible. He encourages…
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New College Lanarkshire: Become a Wikimedian Course
Levi White is an FE Lecturer in Social Sciences at New College Lanarkshire. After working with Wikimedia UK on the West Boathouse's "Play Like a Lassie" project, Levi got in…
