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Welcome to the British Library’s new Wikimedian in Residence
Hello, I’m Dr Lucy Hinnie and I’ve just joined the Digital Scholarship team at the British Library as the new Wikimedian-in-Residence, in conjunction with Wikimedia UK and the Eccles Centre.…
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Wikimedia UK receives funding to boost digital development in heritage organisations
Wikimedia UK, the national charity for the global Wikimedia movement is among the successful organisations awarded funding by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, to raise…
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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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The wiki gender gap and Women’s History Month
Wikipedia’s vision is a world in which everyone has access to the sum of the world’s knowledge, but to do this, we must have representation from all the world’s voices.…
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Introducing George Colbourn – our new Fundraising Development Coordinator
In January we started the year as we mean to go on, by ensuring that Wikimedia UK is sustainable for the future. We grew our fundraising capacity by recruiting George…
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Editing Wikipedia: Stars, robots and talismans honours course
I have steered my students away from Wikipedia for years, envisioning my role as a teacher to show students how to carry out ‘real’ research. But this year convinced me…
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London College of Communications – decolonisation through Wikipedia
Back in April and May we collaborated with London College of Communications students and staff around decolonising Wikipedia, building on work they’ve been doing to decolonise the curriculum. As part…
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Introducing Natasha Iles, our new Head of Development and Communications
In October we recruited for a role that we have long known will be critical to the sustainability of Wikimedia UK's vital work. Having a Head of Development and Communications…
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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…
