University of Leeds Libraries is proud to partner with Wikimedia UK to promote open knowledge across campus and beyond.

Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia movement and in this episode Nick is joined by Dr. Lucy Hinnie and Dr. Richard Nevell to explore the role of Wikimedians in Residence, particularly at universities. Lucy and Richard discuss the importance of Wikipedia in promoting knowledge transparency and share their experiences working with Wikimedia UK, highlighting different projects aimed at leveraging Wikipedia for educational and research purposes. Key topics include the integration of Wikimedia into academic settings, the impact of open knowledge on public engagement, and the challenges posed by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT.

Key takeaways include:

🔹 The role of a Wikimedian in Residence

🔹 The benefits of engaging with the Wikimedia platforms in Higher Education

🔹 The importance of human curated knowledge in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Links:

• Promoting engagement in universities (Poulter & Sheppard, 2020)
• Wikimedia Residency at the University of Leeds
• The British Library Wikimedia Residency
• New partnership delivers Wikimedia UK’s first-ever residency for climate
• Getting the Words Out (and Back In): What to do When a Plague Image is Not an Image of Plague
•  "Wikipedia has a chance to be a free, universally recognized, and comprehensive counterpoint to slop, at a time when that is badly needed" Ted McCormick (BluesKy post)
• Knowledge Equity Network
• Conflict of interest in the academy
• University of Edinburgh and Wikimedia UK’s booklet of case studies of Wikimedia in Education (2nd edition)

If you or your organisation are interested in collaborating with Wikimedia UK, perhaps to recruit a Wikimedian in Residence, get in touch with Richard and the team at [email protected].

Related episodes:

• (S3 E4) The open knowledge revolution: contributing to the global commons with Wikimedian Dr Martin Poulter
• (S3 E5) Wikimedia Champions at the University of Leeds

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• Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
• Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
• Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
• Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
• Research talent management
• Academic Failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
• Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
• Research co-production
• Research evaluation
• Research leadership
• Research professionals

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• Researcher Development and Culture Website
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• University of Leeds Open Research Statement
• University of Leeds Research Culture Strategy - launched September 2023

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