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Have you heard of the Mabinogion manuscripts? The ancient Welsh stories cover folklore and mythology in the oral tradition. The Wiki Loves Folklore competition is running throughout Feb-Mar, celebrating diverse cultures from around the world ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ #myth
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๐ŸŒŸ Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฌ Why not join us next month at AK Bell Library in Perth to honour the incredible women of Perth's history, breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation. #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM
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RT @NIHRresearch: ๐Ÿ’š What are the effects of climate change on health in the UK? โžก๏ธ Check out the new #Wikipedia article on this topic, creโ€ฆ
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Join us at @brixtonlibrary on the 24th Feb to contribute LGBTQ+ history to Wikipedia from books and materials, learn about articles, images and other media and help us to rebalance information and build representation! #queerhistory #LGBTQIA #Brixton
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We have been supporting the heritage sector to share their knowledge for many years, so the news of redundancies at English Heritage is a blow. Everyone loses from this loss of knowledge and expertise; not just visitors but also Wikipedia, which relies on high quality sources.
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Jyne us in sortin oot an impruivin the Scots Wiki, 6pm today! Thare ur 2495 articles on the wiki thit are still tagged as needin thair Scots sortit. We'v got a really guid opportunity here tae dae a big dent in that nummer! #Scots #wiki #scottish
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Wikipedia's Did You Know section today features the article on 'An African Song or Chant from Barbados', which was nominated for inscription on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register. #Africa #music #UNESCO #MemoryoftheWorld
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We're launching Mini Wiki this month! Itโ€™s for when you donโ€™t have much time on your hands, but still want to keep contributing to open knowledge. Every month we will be showcasing different mini wiki tasks you can get involved in for you to dip into.
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โœจ Wiki Loves Folklore is a-go! ๐Ÿงš From seasonal celebrations to fairy tales, WLF is a global media contest celebrating diverse folk cultures around the world. UK locations: ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ #culture #heritage
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The Glasgow Buildings Preservation Trust have made a video on how to do a Wiki Walk, with a great explanation about what works for Wikimedia Commons ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ #architecture #photography #scotland #openlicense #wikimediacommons
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Check out Sara Thomas' section in the first Wiki Learn News of 2025! Wiki Learn offers courses that support Wikimedians in developing key skills and knowledge. Sara's been using it in our Train the Trainer programme. #Wiki #OER #education #online
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RT @tigerlilyrocks: I'm speaking about the Women's Classical Committee initiative, #WCCWiki, at 'Classics Beyond the Canon' Workshop & Editโ€ฆ
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What are you up to on International Women's Day in March? The Perth Women on Wikipedia project invites you to research, create, and improve Wikipedia biographies of notable women using the libraryโ€™s resources. #Wikipedia #gendergap #Perth #Kincross
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Jason Evans has been championing the wiki projects at @NLWales for ten years now! In this blog he reflects on Wikimedia UK's collaboration with the library, and how it's built a sustainable future for Welsh culture online through open access. @WIKI_NLW
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๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“š Happy International Day of Education! ๐ŸŒโœจ @EdinburghUni has released 7 more case studies in the updated version of the Wikimedia in Education booklet, collating best practice examples of innovative use of Wikipedia as a learning technology to engage with in the curriculum.
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Celebrating the launch of the @UniversityLeeds residency with a Wikimedian in Residence meet up! Great to hear from all the various Wikimedians on what they're up to at their institutions. #Leeds #Wikimedians #openknowledge #wikipedia #InternationalEducationDay
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Join us and the Archaeology Data Service to create connections between Wikipedia articles & archaeological research. Whether you're a seasoned Wikipedian or new to editing, you'll learn how digital fingerprints make archaeological knowledge discoverable.
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Cambridge Uni students, staff & alumni are invited to join us to create Wikipedia pages for notable people within the classical world or the classical tradition, but who have been overlooked due to their gender, race, or any other marginalised identity.
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๐Ÿฅณ Happy birthday Wikipedia! ๐Ÿค For 24 years people have volunteered to make knowledge freely available to everyone online. ๐Ÿ“– Our Chief Exec, Lucy Crompton-Reid, reflects on the people-power behind the world's largest encyclopaedia for @theRSAorg.
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Wikipedia has a new article, 'Effects of climate change on health in the United Kingdom', collaboratively created by over 20 researchers from UK universities and health institutes. Facilitated by @adamhrngzo and @TatjanaBaleta. #climatechange #health
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