My Wikimedia journey so far
“I started my internship as an Assistant Wikimedian in Residence almost four months ago, and it has already been one of the most rewarding work experiences I have had.”
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On the threat of mass redundancy
For three days this week, colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are striking as part of UCU Edinburgh‘s ongoing industrial dispute with university management. Colleagues are protesting against the threat of mass redundancies resulting from a manufactured financial crisis. Many hidden redundancies have already taken place through non-renewal of contracts and staff opting to leave […]
Read moreAn ever-green collaboration: working with the University of St Andrews to identify arsenical bookbindings
In this post conservator Amy Baldwin talks about working with the University of St Andrews to help develop their new …Continue reading →
Read moreAstronaut Dr Kathy Sullivan at the Media Studio
We’ve had the privilege of welcoming a variety of experts into the studio: from climate scientists and human rights lawyers to leading figures in AI, and everything in between. One of the perks of my job is that I get to film and edit incredibly …
Read more2024 End of Year Reflection
It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to share an end of year reflection in January, I always intend to do this in December, but it never happens, so January it is. I’ve been in two minds whether to write one this year though because 2024 did not go as expected. At the […]
Read moreGiving Decorated Paper a Home … Loose-leaf Material
In this post, Technician Robyn Rogers discusses her bespoke mounting and rehousing of loose-leaf papers from the University’s decorated paper …Continue reading →
Read moreCeltic Knot Wikipedia Language Conference – “Strength in Unity”
“We are not minority languages, we are minoritised. And we are the global majority” – Tura Arutura, Social Justice activist, creative artist and dancer. At the end of September, I had the great good fortune to be invited to the Celtic Knot conference in Waterford, Ireland hosted by Wikimedia Ireland and Wikimedia UK. This conference […]
Read moreCanvas User Group at the University of Birmingham
Following the procurement of a solution to deliver an end to end Short Courses Platform for all non-credit short courses using Instructure (Canvas) and Drieam (Eduframe), we were delighted to attend our first Canvas User group at the University of Birm…
Read moreSustainable Exhibition Making: Recyclable Book Cradles
In this post, our Technician, Robyn Rogers, discusses the recyclable book cradles she has developed as part of the conservation …Continue reading →
Read moreRESP Outreach Intern – January
Written by: James Rice, RESP Outreach Intern Going into the new year, January was a particularly important period of my internship …Continue reading →
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