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ROH Editathon: Improving Wikipedia’s entries on dance
This post was written by Rachel Beaumont of the Royal Opera House and published here. Used with kind permission. You can also contact Rachel via her Wikipedia user page here.
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“It’s a great way to engage a wider audience”: John Cummings and the Natural History Museum and Science Museum
John Cummings is not one to shy away from large-scale projects. Fresh from helping build one of the largest Wikipedia endeavours ever - converting the Welsh town of Monmouth into…
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Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU publishes copyright reform paper
The Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU (FKAGEU), of which Wikimedia UK is a member, has this week published a paper on copyright reform across the European Union.
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What does Fraser Hobday tell us about notability on Wikipedia?
There has been an interesting story circulating on the internet this week about a young Scottish amateur footballer, Fraser Hobday, who had a longer Wikipedia article than Brazilian World Cup…
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Using Wikipedia to open up science
This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedia UK volunteer and Wikipedian
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Guest post: MozFest 2014 – Spotlight on “Community Building”
This guest blog is an interview with Bekka Kahn, Open Coalition Project Co-ordinator, and Beatrice Martini of Open Knowledge. They will be leading a track at MozFest about community building…
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Ada Lovelace Day – a women in science editathon
This post was written by Sarah Staniforth, Wikipedian and Wikimedia UK volunteer
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Spotlight on the residency – York Museums Trust WIR 2013-14
This post was written by Pat Hadley and Daria Cybulska and was written with excerpts from the final case study report
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Gill Hamilton joins Wikimedia UK Board
Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce that Gill Hamilton has been co-opted to the charity's Board of Trustees. This is the result of a board resolution that was passed on…
