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The events in the list below may be of interest to Wikimedia UK volunteers and members. The list includes events run by or related to the charity, as well as unconnected Wikimedia or open knowledge events that may be of interest, especially within the UK. You can expect to find Wikimedia UK volunteers at most of these.
If you know of an upcoming event that is not listed, please add it below.
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- For events before 2015, see our events archive
Current and future events
2015
December
- 03 - Free Speech on Wikipedia training event, University of Oxford
- 03 - University of the West of Scotland and Paisley Museum Editathon
- 03 - Disability Arts Online Wikimedia Editathon
- 08 - EuroStemCell Editathon, University of Edinburgh Centre for Regenerative Medicine
- 10 - Ada Lovelace Bicentenary Women in STEM edit-a-thon, Cambridge
- 13 - 100th London meetup
2016
January
- 08 - Martin Poulter speaking at "DIY Digitization" conference, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
- 09 - We Are Not Removing: A Mary Barbour Editathon, Glasgow
- 08-09 - WMUK Skills Development Training 2016, London
- 10 - London meetup
- 15 - Wikipedia 15th Birthday Editathon "The Social Internet", Oxford University(event link)
- 15 - Welsh Authors Edit-a-thon for Wikipedia on it's birthday. National Library of Wales
- 17 - Oxford meetup
- 23 - Modern Scottish Women editathon, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One
- 23 - Manchester meetup
- 26 - East London meetup, Canary Wharf
- 27 - Martin Poulter speaking on "Bias on Wikipedia" at Oxford Geek Night
February
- 04 - Disability Arts Online Wikimedia Editathon
- 05 - Tudor Music editathon, Oxford University
- 27 - Liverpool meetup
March
Past events
January
- 07 - London Wikidata Meetup 2 Development House, London
- 11 - London meetup
- 18 - Oxford meetup
- 21-24 - BETT UK 2015 in London
- 24 - Cambridge meetup
- 25 - Liverpool meetup
- 26 - Tech Com
- 26 - Editathon at the BFI Film library
- 28 - Medieval Women Editathon at Swansea University
- 28 - Open Knowledge Edinburgh meetup
February
- 01 - Glasgow meetup
- 08 - London meetup
- 10 - GLAM Committee meeting
- 15 - Oxford meetup
- 16-20 - University of Edinburgh Innovative Learning Week Editathons
- 17 - Research Seminar – The Ethical Economy:Collaborative ethics, promotional cultures and digital media, A free, public event at Middlesex University, 5:00 pm
- 22 - Cardiff meetup
- 22 - Manchester meetup
28 - Volunteer Strategy Gathering 2(postponed)
March
- 04 - Connect @ Edinburgh Napier University 'Writing Women Back into History' Editathon, Edinburgh Napier University
- 04 - Edinburgh University Wikipedia:Meetup - Wiki Hour of Power: International Women's Day
- 06 - ArtAndFeminism, Hannah Maclure Centre University of Abertay, Dundee
- 07 - Charlie Chaplin / The Tramp Editathon at the Cinema Museum
- 07 - Thinktank editathon, Birmingham
- 08 - ArtAndFeminism, The Hepworth Wakefield
- 08 - London meetup - Wiki Hour of Power: International Women's Day
- 12 - Tech Com
- 14 - Cambridge meetup
- 15 - Oxford meetup
- 18 - Training for "Student Ambassadors" at the Royal Opera House. Training by Tim riley
- 20 - Dublin meetup
- 27 - Open Source, Communities & Authority, Art of Digital London at The Photographers' Gallery, London. Fæ presenting.
April
- 01 - Edinburgh University Wikipedia:Meetup, Wiki Hour of Power: Edinburgh Science Festival
- 07 - GLAM upload tool training, sitting 1 in London
- 08 - GLAM upload tool training, sitting 2 in London
- 08 - Lancaster University Edit-a-thon during a mathematics conference
- 10–12 - GLAM-WIKI 2015, The Netherlands
- 10 - Welsh Photographers Editathon, National Library of Wales
- 12 - Leeds meetup
- 12 - London meetup
- 15 - National Maritime Museum - Longitude Editathon, Greenwich
- 19 - Oxford meetup
- 21 - GLAM Committee Agenda 2015-04-21
- 22 - Edinburgh meetup
- 23 - WWI - Gallipoli Editathon, National Library of Wales
- 26 - Manchester meetup
- 29 -
Educational Repair Editathon< in conjunction with University College London - 30 - Tech Com
May
- 06 - "Working with the Open Culture movement": internal workshop for staff in University of Oxford libraries
- 07 - Scottish Fairground Culture Editathon
- 07 - Election night Editathon
- 10 - London meetup
- 11–12 - Images upload training at the British Library (internal staff event)
- 15–17 - Wikimedia Conference, Berlin
- 16 - Cambridge meetup
- 17 - Oxford meetup
- 18 - Swansea Medical College, Athena Swan Edit-a-thon
- 23–25 - Lyon Hackathon
- 24 - Liverpool meetup
- 29 - Women on the Platform Editathon
- 30–31 - Web We Want festival, London. Report from the event - [1]
- 31 -
Wiener Library Editathon, London
June
- 06 - Lytham library training event
- 08 - Tech Com
- 14 - York meetup
- 14 - London meetup
- 16 - "Editing Wikipedia" Session at Public Engagement Workshop - Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, Medical Research Council
- 18 - Glasgow meetup
- 19 - Patagonia Edit-a-thon and Bring-a-long, National Library of Wales
- 20 - Manchester meetup
- 21 - Oxford meetup
- 24 - East London meetup
July
- 02 - "Working with the Open Culture movement": internal workshop for staff in Oxford Museums
- 03 - BSHS 2015 Event: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- 06 - Oxford Food Symposium wikithon on Women and Food
- 07 - Internal workshop for staff in Vatican Library and Bodleian Libraries, hosted in Oxford
- 10 - Tech Com
- 12 - London meetup
- 13–14 - Navino Evans presenting at ISKO UK 2015 conference Wikidata: the potential of structured data to enable applications such as Histropedia
- 15–19 - Wikimania 2015, Mexico City
- 15–19 - Wikimania 2015, Mexico City
- 19 - University of Exeter workshop
- 20 - w:Wikipedia:V&A Peter Brook editathon, 20 July 2015
- 21 - Session at Anybook Oxford Libraries Conference (internal event for Oxford Libraries)
- 25 - AGM 2015 and Volunteer Strategy Gathering, London
26 - Liverpool meetup(Cancelled)- 29 - Royal Society of Chemistry editathon, London
August
- 08 - Editathon at Catalyst, Widnes, Cheshire
- 09 - London meetup
- 15 - Cambridge meetup
- 16 - Oxford meetup
- 19–21 - OpenSym 2015, San Francisco
- 23 - Manchester meetup
September
- 02 - University of Edinburgh Staff Training, Edinburgh
- 02–03 - Wikipedia Science Conference, hosted by the Wellcome Trust, London
- 03 - Introduction to Wikipedia for staff, Stirling Smith Museum & Art Gallery, Stirling
- 04 - Museums Working With Wiki: engaging audiences through open knowledge, Glasgow
- 05 - Hackathon: Wikimedia and Research, Cambridge
- 05 - Hackathon: Wikimedia and Research, London
- 07 - Rugby World Cup Edit-a-thon at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- 11 - Braemar Castle Editathon, Braemar, Aberdeenshire
- 13 - London meetup
- 18 - Women on the Honour Roll Editathon, Glasgow School of Art.
- 20 - Oxford meetup
- 21 - Welsh Chartism Edit-a-thon at Gwent Archives, Ebbe Vale.
- 25 - Glasgow Museums Photography Backstage Pass - September 2015
- 26 - Clitheroe Castle Museum editathon
- 27 - Liverpool meetup
- 30 - Introduction to Wikipedia for students, University of Edinburgh
- 30 - Edinburgh Scot-Wiki meetup
October
- 11 - London meetup
- 12 - Wikisource transcribe-a-thon: Women in Science, University of Oxford
- 12 - Study Day at Lancashire Archives, Preston. Wikipedia in GLAM.
- 13 - Wikipedia editathon for Ada Lovelace Day, University of Oxford
- 13 - Ada Lovelace Day including Editathon, University of Edinburgh
- 14 - Women in Science Workshop and Wiki Edit-a-thon October 2015, University of Manchester
- 14 - Wikipedia improve-a-thon: Women in Science, University of Oxford
- 14 - Presentation to the Argyll & Bute Museums & Heritage Forum AGM
- 15 - Wikipedia image-a-thon: Women in Science, University of Oxford
- 15 - Women in Architecture Editathon, Architectural Association
- 16 - Hywel Dda (Welsh Law) Editathon, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
- 18 - Oxford meetup
- 20 - Tayside Museums Forum - Wikipedia Training, University of Dundee
- 21 - "Some attempts to address bias on Wikipedia" Lunchtime seminar for staff and postgraduates at the Oxford Internet Institute
- 24 - Wikidata training session
- 25 - Manchester meetup
- 27 - East London meetup, Canary Wharf
- 29 - Presentation & Workshop at Universitas21 Conference, University of Edinburgh, led by Sara Thomas
November
- 03 - Policy-UK: 21st Century Assessment Contribution from Leutha
- 04 - "Under the Bonnet of Wikipedia" Training workshop for Oxford University staff
- 04 - Civic Tech Editathon
- 07 - British Library & Europeana Sounds Editathon
- 08 - London meetup
- 10 - World War I editathon: "Oxford at War", Oxford University
- 11 - Heritage Horizons Trainees Training Day - Wikipedia and the Museum, Museums Galleries Scotland
- 15 - British Library & Europeana Sounds Editathon
- 15 - Birmingham meetup
- 19 - "Working with the Open Culture movement": internal workshop for staff in Bodleian Libraries
- 21 - Revealing Local History, Senate House, London
- 21 - Revealing Local History, University of Leicester
- 21 - Revealing Local History, Gloucester Archives
22 - Liverpool meetup(Cancelled)- 23 - TNA editathon, 23 November 2015
- 23 - Introduction to Wikipedia: training for staff of Culzean Castle & Rabbie Burns Birthplace Museum
- 24 - East London meetup, Canary Wharf
- 24 - Welsh Biography WikiData Edit-a-thon
- 28 - Cambridge meetup
- 29 - Oxford meetup