I'm listening to the latest #Wikimove episode from WikimediaDeutschland and loved hearing Alek Tarkowski describe Wikimedia as a 'global wonder, one of the most impressive and important expressions of civil society in the knowledge age'... wikimedia.de/podcast/episod…

We are sad to announce the death of Professor Peter Higgs, who has passed away at the age of 94. edin.ac/43Qslyo

Today there will be a partial solar #eclipse in the sky happening over Ireland at 8pm! 🌔🌒🌘

This has not happened on Irish soil since 1724!
Read more about the Eclipse and how to avoid damaging your eyes on Wikipedia: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_ecl…)

📢Attention everyone📢
Don't forget to mark your calendars for our upcoming Wikidata+Wikibase office hour on Wed, Apr 10th at 16:00 UTC. Connect with our dev team and get the latest updates on what's in store for next quarter. See you there! More info: w.wiki/6tXp

🚀🔥 Ready to level up your Wikidata skills and become super cool? 😎 Then join us for the Wikidata Leveling Up Days, starting April 5th. This live online event is designed for people who want to learn how to get involved with Wikidata. Don't miss out! w.wiki/9A4G

History of Art at Edinburgh are looking for a new premodern lecturer - permanent, full time. Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Very disappointing. We need these festivals.

Wishing all our followers a Good Easter with lots of eggs 😊
#easter2024

A hot cross bun is a spiced bun usually made with fruit, marked with a cross on the top, which is traditionally eaten on Good Friday – the Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus.

Learn more about this tradition: w.wiki/9aJQ

Once again, I'm delighted by the initial outcomes from my history class Wikipedia project. The students got loads out of it, they made some significant page additions, and had an incredible reach for their work. Over 156k views in less than a week!
Wikimedia UK #pedagogy

Really enjoyed talking about the knowledge activism of our fabulous student interns along with Mayu Ishimoto at #OER24 yesterday.

👋Have you seen the keynote: 'The Future of Knowledge Graphs in a World of LLMs,' by the Head of Special Projects at Wikimedia Foundation & Founder of Wikidata Denny Vrandečić? (@vrandezo)

🎙️See more like this at #KGC2024 !
Book today events.knowledgegraph.tech

📺youtu.be/ww99npDh4cg.

I have one of these. Big fan.

Prepare yourself for a parade of imagination with the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 (@WikiMonuments), the world's largest photo contest. 🤩

This year, 4,700+ photographers in 46 countries uploaded 200,000 images. See all 15 winners ⬇️ medium.com/freely-sharing… (1/2)

Word fact of the day: ‘penguin’ is one of the few words in the dictionary of Welsh origin: it comes from ‘pen gwyn’, ‘white head’.

(And a reminder that penguins were also once known affectionately as ‘arsefeet’.)

Come and do a PhD with Chris Elsden and me at Design Informatics, working with the magnificent Traverse Theatre on digitally mediated theatre! Fully funded SGSAH studentship, for Sept entry. Apply here: eca.ed.ac.uk/scholarship/ah… Please RT!

Come and see the work of CI on display in the National Museum! I’m so proud of this team and what we’ve achieved over the last 5 years, and ending the programme with a free 10 day museum exhibit in the NMS is just *chef’s kiss* 💃💃💃

Creative Informatics: Unleashing the Power of Data opens National Museums Scotland Edinburgh Science this weekend. Stop by this interactive showcase to experience virtual reality worlds, discover new data-driven artworks and use building blocks to create your own music edinburghscience.co.uk/event/creative…

#WCCWiki had a presence at the Classical Association Conference at Warwick Uni over the w/end. I gave a paper about our recent progress challenging gender bias online, and I added an image of Prof. Rebecca Langlands to her Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_L… Much better! 🌟

This evening I watched #RoadHouse & #AllOfUsStrangers & let me tell you, the abrupt pivot from Conor McGregor mashing Jake Gyllanhal’s face into a piano to beautiful haunted Andrew Scott walking the lane to the land of the dead has given me fucking whiplash.