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The AI-BRIDGES Symposium is coming to London: 28–29 May at Senate House.
Free, two days, limited spaces. Please register here: https://ai-bridges.org/2026/02/13/symposium/

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Meet Anna Judelson from the Open Education at The University of Edinburgh! Anna helps run edit-a-thons, supports new editors and works on Women in Red to improve representation online.

100 edit-a-thons celebrated, 80k+ words added last year, and over 1mil+ views worldwide.

That's real impact!

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Most art doesn't survive because it was never shared. Every freely licensed image, every collection on Wikimedia Commons, is how culture stays alive for everyone, everywhere.

Happy #WorldArtDay 🎨

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We’ve signed the @DigiPovAlliance Charter for Digital Inclusion: a national framework for action on digital access and equity.

It sets out clear principles to guide organisations in closing the UK’s digital divide.
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/eDYf5

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Have something to share about language, culture and open knowledge? Submissions are now open for the Language Diversity Conference 2026, taking place 2–4 October in Accra, Ghana.

Submit your proposal by 30 April 2026: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_Diversity_...

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We’re looking for Community Volunteers to support our “Wiki Loves” campaigns.

If you enjoy research, communication & making knowledge more accessible, this could be for you.

Find out more here: docs.google.com/document/d/1awOMqZqVl1Wb...

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You don't need to write a full article, you can start small:
- fix a typo
- add a missing source
- improve a sentence
- add an image for better discoverability
- translate one article in a different language

Gift Knowledge, Your Way!

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Last chance to get FREE tickets to our Wikipedia Workshop tomorrow at AK Bell Library #Perth 10am-1pm.
Women's History Month theme - learn to research in the library then add sources to Wikipedia.
All genders welcome. Don't forget your laptop!
@perthandkinross.bsky.social
@wikimediauk.bsky.social

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47% of adults in the UK don’t have a will according to The National Wills Report, 2024.

March is Free Wills Month: a moment to think about legacy, responsibility and the impact we leave behind. We’re supporting the initiative alongside Farewill.

#FreeWillsMonth #Wills #Testament

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Bridging knowledge gaps through collaboration: Wikimedia in South Africa and the UK

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Bridging knowledge gaps through collaboration: Wikimedia in South Africa and the UK WEBINAR

Webinar date: 24 March
12:00 - 13:00 GMT | 14:00 - 15:00 SAST

This webinar explores how WIkimedia initiatives and open education can advance knowledge equity, with perspectives from South Africa and the UK.

Webinar date: 24 March 12:00 - 13:00 GMT | 14:00 - 15:00 SAST This webinar explores how WIkimedia initiatives and open education can advance knowledge equity, with perspectives from South Africa and the UK.

How do we build a more equitable digital knowledge ecosystem?

Join us on 24 March (online) to explore how Wikimedia, open education and open research can advance knowledge equity with perspectives from South Africa and the UK.

Register here: leeds.libcal.com/event/4499551

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Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Scotland - Wikimedia Commons

Welsh Competition 👉 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

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Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in England - Wikimedia Commons

Scottish Competition 👉 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

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Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in England - Wikimedia Commons

English Competition 👉 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

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⏰ 2 weeks left to enter Wiki Loves Folklore! ⏰

Captured a folk tradition or planning to attend one soon? Take a photo and submit it to the international competition before the 31st March.

#WikiLovesFolklore #photography #folk #traditions #folklore

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This month we’re spotlighting Dr Lucy R. Hinnie, Wikimedia & Open Knowledge Adviser at Open Research Leeds.
Lucy supports researchers and students to share their expertise openly on Wikimedia, a great example of how universities can strengthen knowledge equity!

Thank you Lucy for all your work 🙌

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Thank you for sharing!

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Thank 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

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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 👏

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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

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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: diff.wikimedia.org/2026/02/17/apply-now-sch...

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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👇

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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

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Perhaps it’s time we got used to doing this again 😉

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The 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!

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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

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Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Wales - Wikimedia Commons

If you want to enter for Wales: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

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Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Scotland - Wikimedia Commons

If you want to enter for Scotland: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

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Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in England - Wikimedia Commons

If you want to enter for England: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

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