Thank you!!
05.03.2026 08:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!!
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Today is #WorldBookDay and we want to know what you enjoy reading, and why!
Share your favourite books in the comments ⬇️
@worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
#Books #Reading #GoAllIn
Please join us in supporting the amazing work done by all members of @Womeninred @lessanspages.bsky.social @wikidonne.bsky.social @editatona.bsky.social @wikimedialgbt @artandfeminism.bsky.social @noircirwikipedia 👏
04.03.2026 10:54 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
The gender gap reflects long-standing historical and systemic bias in publishing, archives and citation. This Women’s History Month, we are spotlighting the global volunteers working to build a more equitable digital record
#InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #IWD
Passionate about language, culture and open knowledge? Scholarships are now open for the Language Diversity Conference 2026, taking place 2–4 October in Ghana.
Apply here: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/02/17/apply-now-scholarships-for-the-language-diversity-conference-2026-deadline-13-march-2026/
Up Helly Aa.
Mari Lwyd.
'Obby 'Oss
The UK’s folk traditions are alive and they deserve to be documented.
Wiki Loves Folklore is open until 31 March.
What local tradition should more people know about? Tell us your favourite ones in the comments👇
Looking for simple ways to support Wikipedia and open knowledge? Here are 5 impactful actions you can take today: from improving an article to organising your own edit-a-thon.
#openknowledge #support #WikimediaUK #Wikipedia #editing
Perhaps it’s time we got used to doing this again 😉
20.02.2026 10:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The good old classic enciclopedia 😜
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Before Google… where did you look things up??
Was it the family encyclopaedia? A trip to the local library?
That one friend who just knew *everything*?
We want to know, tell us in the comments!
Following funding for a programme that will transform the management of millions of images of the UK's national collection of art and unlock their potential for creative reuse, @artukdotorg.bsky.social has several consultant opportunities as part of the Open Access Programme.
artuk.org/about/jobs
If you want to enter for Wales: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
09.02.2026 09:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If you want to enter for Scotland: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
09.02.2026 09:02 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0If you want to enter for England: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
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Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photo competition celebrating living & intangible cultural heritage: from festivals and rituals to folklore and everyday life.
🗓️ 1 Feb–31 Mar
UK comps: England, Scotland & Wales, all the details on how to enter in the comments!
Why does Wikimedia belong in education?
Dr Sally Latham shares why critical thinking, media literacy, and Wikipedia matter more than ever for young people navigating today’s digital world.
Read more on the blog: https://wikimedia.org.uk/2026/02/why-wikimedia-belongs-in-education/
A white women in her 30s with yellow glasses, brown hair and a dark floral jumpsuit smiles into the camera. She is in a conference room with a group of people talking round tables.
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
30.01.2026 15:16 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
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
Graphic with the headline “You can gift knowledge in ways that work for you” followed by a short bullet list showing different ways to get involved, including giving time, skills, knowledge, voice or financial support. The Wikimedia UK website link is shown at the bottom.
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...
Rosa Parks stands smiling in front of a crowd outside a courthouse during the Montgomery bus boycott. Text reads: On this date in 2001, Wikipedia logged its first biographical article about a woman. The subject was Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist whose act of defiance on a segregated bus became a catalyst for the modern Civil Rights Movement.
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
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
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/
@richardacarter.bsky.social thank you for sharing, these are great!! 🎂
15.01.2026 13:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
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.
13.01.2026 13:53 — 👍 24 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0Delighted 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.
13.01.2026 14:48 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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.
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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/
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
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