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On Friday 1 July 2011, Wikimedia UK volunteers visited the London offices of the [[:wikipedia:Medical Research Council (UK)|Medical Research Council]] to deliver a training workshop, based on the [[Cancer Research UK Workshop]] run earlier in the year. MRC-funded scientists and science communicators took their first steps contributing to the free online encyclopedia. The workshop was also an opportunity to discuss the big picture of what the Wikimedia projects are trying to achieve.
On Friday 1 July 2011, Wikimedia UK volunteers visited the London offices of the [[:wikipedia:Medical Research Council (UK)|Medical Research Council]] to deliver a training workshop, based on the [[Cancer Research UK Workshop]] run earlier in the year. MRC-funded scientists and science communicators took their first steps contributing to the free online encyclopedia. The workshop was also an opportunity to discuss the big picture of what the Wikimedia projects are trying to achieve.


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*Close at 4pm
*Close at 4pm


==Volunteers==
==London, Friday 1 July 2011==
===Volunteers===
* [[User:MartinPoulter|Martin Poulter]]
* [[User:MartinPoulter|Martin Poulter]]
* [[User:Rockpocket|Darren Logan]]
* [[User:Rockpocket|Darren Logan]]
* [[User:Charles Matthews|Charles Matthews]]
* [[User:Charles Matthews|Charles Matthews]]


==New users==
===New users===
*{{w|User:Algreenhalgh}}
*{{w|User:Algreenhalgh}}
*{{w|User:Sjanusz}}
*{{w|User:Sjanusz}}
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*{{w|User:Deadwood Trail}}
*{{w|User:Deadwood Trail}}


== Articles created or edited ==
=== Articles created or edited ===
* User:Riya bathia examined a range of articles relating to {{w|Clinical trials}}. She said that the articles she looked at needed minor improvement, but were essentially complete enough to present these topics to a lay audience.
* User:Riya bathia examined a range of articles relating to {{w|Clinical trials}}. She said that the articles she looked at needed minor improvement, but were essentially complete enough to present these topics to a lay audience.
* User:Deadwood_Trail submitted {{w|Hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy}} to {{w|Wikipedia:Peer review|Wikipedia's Peer review process}}.
* User:Deadwood_Trail submitted {{w|Hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy}} to {{w|Wikipedia:Peer review|Wikipedia's Peer review process}}.
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*{{w|Stichleton}} (New article, new image uploaded)
*{{w|Stichleton}} (New article, new image uploaded)


==Publicity==
===Publicity===
* Wikimedia UK Press Release: [[Press releases/Medical Research Council workshop]]
* Wikimedia UK Press Release: [[Press releases/Medical Research Council workshop]]
{{Cultural partnerships}}
{{Cultural partnerships}}

Revision as of 15:06, 15 November 2011

On Friday 1 July 2011, Wikimedia UK volunteers visited the London offices of the Medical Research Council to deliver a training workshop, based on the Cancer Research UK Workshop run earlier in the year. MRC-funded scientists and science communicators took their first steps contributing to the free online encyclopedia. The workshop was also an opportunity to discuss the big picture of what the Wikimedia projects are trying to achieve.

The contact for this event in MRC is Matt Jukes. The contact in Wikimedia UK is Martin Poulter, martin.poulter@wikimedia.org.uk .

Programme

A week in advance, attendees received a welcome message inviting them to create an account on Wikipedia before the workshop, and recommending some short videos to watch to learn about Wikipedia's policies and culture

  • Introductions
  • Overview presentation (slides on Google Docs) (Martin Poulter)
  • Work through training pages (Darren Logan)
  • Break for lunch (provided by MRC)
  • Attendees work on articles of interest, with in-person help from Wikimedians
  • Afternoon coffee break + informal presentation of some other things that are useful to know (Charles Matthews)
  • Close at 4pm

London, Friday 1 July 2011

Volunteers

New users

Also attending

Articles created or edited

Publicity

Cultural partnerships

Content partnershipsDigital image restorationsJoint events