Wikimedia UK
@wikimediauk.bsky.social
Supporting Wikipedia and the Wikimedia community in the UK.
Open knowledge for everyone, powered by people.
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Open knowledge for everyone, powered by people.
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Having fun @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social hosting Wikimedians from across the UK for a day of planning, sharing and cake 🍰@wikimediauk.bsky.social #openknowledge
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Having fun @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social hosting Wikimedians from across the UK for a day of planning, sharing and cake 🍰@wikimediauk.bsky.social #openknowledge
The Wiki Loves competitions need volunteers! We’re looking for Comms & community support, Competition judges and Data volunteers.
Could it be you? Email volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk
Could it be you? Email volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM
The Wiki Loves competitions need volunteers! We’re looking for Comms & community support, Competition judges and Data volunteers.
Could it be you? Email volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk
Could it be you? Email volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk
Did you know? There’s more than one way to support open knowledge! You can gift knowledge in ways that work for you: time, skills, curiosity or support all count.
Find your way to give:
wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowled...
Find your way to give:
wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowled...
January 26, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Did you know? There’s more than one way to support open knowledge! You can gift knowledge in ways that work for you: time, skills, curiosity or support all count.
Find your way to give:
wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowled...
Find your way to give:
wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowled...
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Did you know that the first biographical article about a woman on Wikipedia was about Rosa Parks? Her refusal to give up her seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped end bus segregation in the US.
Learn more about her legendary act ➡️ w.wiki/3P
Learn more about her legendary act ➡️ w.wiki/3P
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Did you know that the first biographical article about a woman on Wikipedia was about Rosa Parks? Her refusal to give up her seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped end bus segregation in the US.
Learn more about her legendary act ➡️ w.wiki/3P
Learn more about her legendary act ➡️ w.wiki/3P
Since 2020, LSE has been sharing research on Wikidata with support from Wikimedia UK. In 2025, this collaboration reached a milestone with the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion.
#Wikimedian #Wikimediauk #Research #LSE
#Wikimedian #Wikimediauk #Research #LSE
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Since 2020, LSE has been sharing research on Wikidata with support from Wikimedia UK. In 2025, this collaboration reached a milestone with the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion.
#Wikimedian #Wikimediauk #Research #LSE
#Wikimedian #Wikimediauk #Research #LSE
How can online safety protect people and open knowledge?
A new blog reflects on Wikimedia UK’s work around the Online Safety Act and why public-interest platforms like Wikipedia matter.
Read about it here 👉 https://wikimedia.org.uk/2026/01/wikimedia-uk-and-the-online-safety-act/
A new blog reflects on Wikimedia UK’s work around the Online Safety Act and why public-interest platforms like Wikipedia matter.
Read about it here 👉 https://wikimedia.org.uk/2026/01/wikimedia-uk-and-the-online-safety-act/
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
How can online safety protect people and open knowledge?
A new blog reflects on Wikimedia UK’s work around the Online Safety Act and why public-interest platforms like Wikipedia matter.
Read about it here 👉 https://wikimedia.org.uk/2026/01/wikimedia-uk-and-the-online-safety-act/
A new blog reflects on Wikimedia UK’s work around the Online Safety Act and why public-interest platforms like Wikipedia matter.
Read about it here 👉 https://wikimedia.org.uk/2026/01/wikimedia-uk-and-the-online-safety-act/
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was born 🎂 25 years of open, collaborative knowledge, written and cared for by people around the world, one edit at a time.
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was born 🎂 25 years of open, collaborative knowledge, written and cared for by people around the world, one edit at a time.
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
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Really delighted to welcome @adamharangozo.bsky.social to LSE @lselibrary.bsky.social as our new *Wikimedian in Residence* and research visibility champion - crucial roles for raising awareness and understanding of #SocialScience #SHAPE in a world where trusted (and trust in) #research is crucial.
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at LSE. This is our fourth residency active at a UK university, joining Edinburgh, Exeter, and Leeds - and the first to focus specifically on social science.
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Really delighted to welcome @adamharangozo.bsky.social to LSE @lselibrary.bsky.social as our new *Wikimedian in Residence* and research visibility champion - crucial roles for raising awareness and understanding of #SocialScience #SHAPE in a world where trusted (and trust in) #research is crucial.
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Delighted to share that we have appointed @adamharangozo.bsky.social as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Our exciting new venture will raise awareness & understanding of social science, support open scholarship and develop training resources.
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at LSE. This is our fourth residency active at a UK university, joining Edinburgh, Exeter, and Leeds - and the first to focus specifically on social science.
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Delighted to share that we have appointed @adamharangozo.bsky.social as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Our exciting new venture will raise awareness & understanding of social science, support open scholarship and develop training resources.
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at LSE. This is our fourth residency active at a UK university, joining Edinburgh, Exeter, and Leeds - and the first to focus specifically on social science.
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at LSE. This is our fourth residency active at a UK university, joining Edinburgh, Exeter, and Leeds - and the first to focus specifically on social science.
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
tinyurl.com/yjxf77x5
This year, we are celebrating Wikipedia turning 25 and Wikimedia UK marking its 15 years as a registered charity 😱🎉
Time, skills, curiosity, expertise or support: every contribution matters. Take part and celebrate with us: https://wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowledge-your-way/
Time, skills, curiosity, expertise or support: every contribution matters. Take part and celebrate with us: https://wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowledge-your-way/
January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This year, we are celebrating Wikipedia turning 25 and Wikimedia UK marking its 15 years as a registered charity 😱🎉
Time, skills, curiosity, expertise or support: every contribution matters. Take part and celebrate with us: https://wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowledge-your-way/
Time, skills, curiosity, expertise or support: every contribution matters. Take part and celebrate with us: https://wikimedia.org.uk/gift-knowledge-your-way/
New Year = New Opportunities! 2026 will be packed with surprises and we are kicking off the year with free workshops and community meetups. See what's coming up in January Events 👇
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
New Year = New Opportunities! 2026 will be packed with surprises and we are kicking off the year with free workshops and community meetups. See what's coming up in January Events 👇
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events
Enter The Wiki Science Competition 2025 (UK)!
Share science-related images, from labs to landscapes, and help make scientific knowledge more accessible through Wikimedia Commons.
Learn more & enter 👇
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
#WikiScience #WikiScience2025 #WSC2025 #ScienceCompetition
Share science-related images, from labs to landscapes, and help make scientific knowledge more accessible through Wikimedia Commons.
Learn more & enter 👇
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
#WikiScience #WikiScience2025 #WSC2025 #ScienceCompetition
Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2025 in the United Kingdom - Wikimedia Commons
commons.wikimedia.org
December 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Enter The Wiki Science Competition 2025 (UK)!
Share science-related images, from labs to landscapes, and help make scientific knowledge more accessible through Wikimedia Commons.
Learn more & enter 👇
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
#WikiScience #WikiScience2025 #WSC2025 #ScienceCompetition
Share science-related images, from labs to landscapes, and help make scientific knowledge more accessible through Wikimedia Commons.
Learn more & enter 👇
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
#WikiScience #WikiScience2025 #WSC2025 #ScienceCompetition
A festive message from our Chief Executive, with thanks to everyone who supports open knowledge and our community throughout the year. 💛
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a hopeful new year.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a hopeful new year.
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A festive message from our Chief Executive, with thanks to everyone who supports open knowledge and our community throughout the year. 💛
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a hopeful new year.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a hopeful new year.
What are your favourite holiday-related facts?? We want to hear the ones most people don't know... drop them in the comments 👀🎄
December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What are your favourite holiday-related facts?? We want to hear the ones most people don't know... drop them in the comments 👀🎄
Our 2025 in numbers: a year of real impact and collaboration 🎉
[Continues in the comments!]
[Continues in the comments!]
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our 2025 in numbers: a year of real impact and collaboration 🎉
[Continues in the comments!]
[Continues in the comments!]
Media literacy is vital for our democracy 🗳️
Today we joined a group of experts urging the Govt to back curriculum reform with proper funding for schools and librarians. You can read more here: www.mila.org.uk/mil-car-statement
Today we joined a group of experts urging the Govt to back curriculum reform with proper funding for schools and librarians. You can read more here: www.mila.org.uk/mil-car-statement
Media and information literacy: a joint statement following the Curriculum and Assessment Review - Media and Information Literacy Alliance
Curriculum reforms will falter without media literacy funding for schools, say 35+ experts close to the issue Over 35 organisations and experts warn that planned media literacy reforms will fail witho...
www.mila.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Media literacy is vital for our democracy 🗳️
Today we joined a group of experts urging the Govt to back curriculum reform with proper funding for schools and librarians. You can read more here: www.mila.org.uk/mil-car-statement
Today we joined a group of experts urging the Govt to back curriculum reform with proper funding for schools and librarians. You can read more here: www.mila.org.uk/mil-car-statement
We’ve got two final community events you won’t want to miss
: from the surprising world of smell with @lucymoore.bsky.social to our last London meetup of 2025!
Curious? Details in the comments 👇
: from the surprising world of smell with @lucymoore.bsky.social to our last London meetup of 2025!
Curious? Details in the comments 👇
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We’ve got two final community events you won’t want to miss
: from the surprising world of smell with @lucymoore.bsky.social to our last London meetup of 2025!
Curious? Details in the comments 👇
: from the surprising world of smell with @lucymoore.bsky.social to our last London meetup of 2025!
Curious? Details in the comments 👇
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#GivingTuesday2025
@wikimediauk.bsky.social we’re asking you to help us keep information free, accurate, and accessible.
Our target is £3000 - we're 1/3 of the way there, and it's not even lunchtime!
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
#GiveYourWay #OpenKnowledge
@wikimediauk.bsky.social we’re asking you to help us keep information free, accurate, and accessible.
Our target is £3000 - we're 1/3 of the way there, and it's not even lunchtime!
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
#GiveYourWay #OpenKnowledge
How will you give 'your way' this Giving Tuesday? - Wikimedia UK
This Giving Tuesday, you have a chance to give 'your way' and support Wikimedia UK's vital work of keeping knowledge free and accessible.
wikimedia.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#GivingTuesday2025
@wikimediauk.bsky.social we’re asking you to help us keep information free, accurate, and accessible.
Our target is £3000 - we're 1/3 of the way there, and it's not even lunchtime!
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
#GiveYourWay #OpenKnowledge
@wikimediauk.bsky.social we’re asking you to help us keep information free, accurate, and accessible.
Our target is £3000 - we're 1/3 of the way there, and it's not even lunchtime!
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
#GiveYourWay #OpenKnowledge
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Today is Wikimedia UK's #GivingTuesday campaign.
From boosting local libraries to supporting schools, museums, and grassroots researchers, our work helps reveal the real stories of our communities, facts, context, and sources you can trust.
What will you give?
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
From boosting local libraries to supporting schools, museums, and grassroots researchers, our work helps reveal the real stories of our communities, facts, context, and sources you can trust.
What will you give?
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
How will you give 'your way' this Giving Tuesday? - Wikimedia UK
This Giving Tuesday, you have a chance to give 'your way' and support Wikimedia UK's vital work of keeping knowledge free and accessible.
wikimedia.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Today is Wikimedia UK's #GivingTuesday campaign.
From boosting local libraries to supporting schools, museums, and grassroots researchers, our work helps reveal the real stories of our communities, facts, context, and sources you can trust.
What will you give?
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
From boosting local libraries to supporting schools, museums, and grassroots researchers, our work helps reveal the real stories of our communities, facts, context, and sources you can trust.
What will you give?
wikimedia.org.uk/giving-tuesd...
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Today is Giving Tuesday!
English-language Wikipedia fundraising banners raise money that goes to the global Foundation, not Wikimedia UK, so please also consider donating whatever you can afford, or consider worthwhile, to support our programmes and partnerships here in the UK. Thank you!
English-language Wikipedia fundraising banners raise money that goes to the global Foundation, not Wikimedia UK, so please also consider donating whatever you can afford, or consider worthwhile, to support our programmes and partnerships here in the UK. Thank you!
How will you give 'your way' this Giving Tuesday? - Wikimedia UK
This Giving Tuesday, you have a chance to give 'your way' and support Wikimedia UK's vital work of keeping knowledge free and accessible.
wikimedia.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today is Giving Tuesday!
English-language Wikipedia fundraising banners raise money that goes to the global Foundation, not Wikimedia UK, so please also consider donating whatever you can afford, or consider worthwhile, to support our programmes and partnerships here in the UK. Thank you!
English-language Wikipedia fundraising banners raise money that goes to the global Foundation, not Wikimedia UK, so please also consider donating whatever you can afford, or consider worthwhile, to support our programmes and partnerships here in the UK. Thank you!
It’s #GivingTuesday, and every way of giving matters.
Wikimedia UK depends on people like you to keep open knowledge free, reliable, and accessible; from supporting local libraries and schools to helping tackle knowledge gaps across the UK.
👉 You can support us here: donorbox.org/wikimedia-uk...
Wikimedia UK depends on people like you to keep open knowledge free, reliable, and accessible; from supporting local libraries and schools to helping tackle knowledge gaps across the UK.
👉 You can support us here: donorbox.org/wikimedia-uk...
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
It’s #GivingTuesday, and every way of giving matters.
Wikimedia UK depends on people like you to keep open knowledge free, reliable, and accessible; from supporting local libraries and schools to helping tackle knowledge gaps across the UK.
👉 You can support us here: donorbox.org/wikimedia-uk...
Wikimedia UK depends on people like you to keep open knowledge free, reliable, and accessible; from supporting local libraries and schools to helping tackle knowledge gaps across the UK.
👉 You can support us here: donorbox.org/wikimedia-uk...
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Oh hey, it's me!
Very excited to finally launch this project in partnership with @wikimediauk.bsky.social, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
If you produce or work with cultural heritage 3D data in UK I'd love to speak with you! Links in thread 👇
Very excited to finally launch this project in partnership with @wikimediauk.bsky.social, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
If you produce or work with cultural heritage 3D data in UK I'd love to speak with you! Links in thread 👇
Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant of £56,198 from National Lottery Heritage Fund towards our ‘UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk: Developing a Strategy for Long Term Access & Storage’ project. The grant will help ensure future access to the UK’s 3D heritage data.
More info: tinyurl.com/3ma28psr
More info: tinyurl.com/3ma28psr
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Oh hey, it's me!
Very excited to finally launch this project in partnership with @wikimediauk.bsky.social, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
If you produce or work with cultural heritage 3D data in UK I'd love to speak with you! Links in thread 👇
Very excited to finally launch this project in partnership with @wikimediauk.bsky.social, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
If you produce or work with cultural heritage 3D data in UK I'd love to speak with you! Links in thread 👇
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Ready to take your library career to the next level?
Applications are now open for international mid to senior library and archive professionals to join us in July 2026 for the International Library Leaders Programme.
Learn more bit.ly/BL-ILLP
Applications are now open for international mid to senior library and archive professionals to join us in July 2026 for the International Library Leaders Programme.
Learn more bit.ly/BL-ILLP
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ready to take your library career to the next level?
Applications are now open for international mid to senior library and archive professionals to join us in July 2026 for the International Library Leaders Programme.
Learn more bit.ly/BL-ILLP
Applications are now open for international mid to senior library and archive professionals to join us in July 2026 for the International Library Leaders Programme.
Learn more bit.ly/BL-ILLP
Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant of £56,198 from National Lottery Heritage Fund towards our ‘UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk: Developing a Strategy for Long Term Access & Storage’ project. The grant will help ensure future access to the UK’s 3D heritage data.
More info: tinyurl.com/3ma28psr
More info: tinyurl.com/3ma28psr
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant of £56,198 from National Lottery Heritage Fund towards our ‘UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk: Developing a Strategy for Long Term Access & Storage’ project. The grant will help ensure future access to the UK’s 3D heritage data.
More info: tinyurl.com/3ma28psr
More info: tinyurl.com/3ma28psr