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Wikimedia UK welcomes new Head of Public Relations
Wikimedia UK is very pleased to welcome Gemma Griffiths to a new pro-bono position as our Head of Public Relations. Gemma will be working with us to develop a media…
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Announcing the “GLAM-WIKI:UK” conference
"Being a beloved institution will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of being an irrelevant one." - Cory Doctorow
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Wikipedia Launches Annual Global Fundraising Appeal – UK Affiliate Sets Out Local Goals
UNITED KINGDOM, 15th November 2010 – The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, today launches its seventh annual fundraising appeal. The 2010 campaign seeks to raise the funds needed…
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GLAM-WIKI Schedule Announced
At the end of this month, the UK cultural sector and Wikimedia community will come together at the British Museum for the UK's GLAM-WIKI conference, with the aim of finding…
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Charles Matthews Appointed Office Manager
We are happy to announce that we have appointed Charles Matthews as an interim Office Manager, to provide the chapter with administrative support and in particular with the annual fundraiser.
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Announcing: Registration now open for GLAM-WIKI:UK at the British Museum
188 years ago today the Rosetta Stone, the British Museum's most visited object, was translated and in so doing unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics. In recognition of this anniversary…
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Job opportunity: support us so we can support Wikipedia
Wikimedia UK is growing. Since we were founded nearly two years ago we have raised nearly £100,000 to support Wikipedia and similar open content work; we have hosted an international…
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Wikimedia microgrants – now available in the UK
Is there a rare book you need for your Wikipedia article research? A location that you need to get to for a vital piece of information, or to do some…
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Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2009
Each year the Wikimedia Commons community picks out the best "Picture of the Year", based on the images that have passed through its Featured Picture process during the course of…
