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Birthday Gifts Campaign 2026
Gift Knowledge, Your Way
Participate and support our 2026 campaign as we reflect and celebrate 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of Wikimedia UK as a registered charity in the UK.
WMUK & OSA
WMUK and the Online Safety Act
Wikimedia UK strongly supports efforts to keep people safe online but we don't think the Online Safety Act was designed for public interest, non profit and educational projects like Wikipedia. Here's our story so far.
Strategic Report 2024/25
Strategic Report 2024/25
Explore stories of impact, external evaluation findings, and the voices of our communities as we continue shaping a more open and informed society.
Wikimedia UK Education
Our Education Programme
Improving the digital literacy skills of students, staff, and the general public through Wikimedia projects.
Animations
Inspiring Change
An overview of our mission and purpose, and a breakdown of our strategic themes through creative storytelling.
Wikimedia UK believes that open access to knowledge is a fundamental right, and a driver for social and economic development.
Open knowledge and free access mean no barriers and no paywalls. Our projects share the vision of freely creating, distributing and consuming knowledge which represents human diversity.
“There is no greater gift to humanity than free access to knowledge and information. The work of our community –  our volunteer editors  – is a tremendous service which supports equality of access, builds knowledge, recognises diverse individuals and communities and in doing so, has a huge positive impact on our democratic way of life.”
Monisha Shah, Chair of Trustees, Wikimedia UK
Support Wikimedia UK
Whether you make a single gift or pledge a monthly donation, together we will achieve our vision of a world where every single human being can share in the sum of all knowledge.
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Partnerships
Through partnerships in the cultural and education sectors, Wikimedia UK develops and promotes new ways to engage people in the Wikimedia projects. Our partnerships also work to remove barriers to access and unlock new content for everyone’s benefit.
Open knowledge
Open knowledge is accurate, unbiased information which is freely available to everyone. At Wikimedia UK we advocate for open knowledge and free access at organisational, sectoral and public policy level. We support open knowledge development and sustainability through outreach and engagement.
Building community
Wikimedia UK is committed to developing the community of volunteers, editors and members which sustains our work. We deliver high quality training, competitions, community engagement and consultation, small project grants, and other forms of support.
Who we are
We are the UK chapter of the global Wikimedia movement. Our vision is of a more informed, democratic and equitable society through open knowledge.
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What we do
Our mission is to enable people in the UK to engage with open knowledge and access reliable information in order to develop their understanding of the world, and make informed decisions about issues that affect them.
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Culture
We transform engagement with cultural heritage collections and deliver increased reach and impact for some of the world's leading galleries, libraries, archives and museums.
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Education
Wikimedia UK's education work improves the digital literacy skills of students, staff, and the general public
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Scotland
Our partnerships, projects, programmes and events highlight and expend the diverse contribution of Scotland and its community to open knowledge.
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Wales
Our partnerships, projects and programmes across Wales highlight and expand our open knowledge community.
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Climate and environment
The climate and environment part of our work recognises the accelerating climate emergency and the importance of Wikimedia’s role in providing up-to-date, accurate and unbiased information about the crisis.
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Latest news
Community Sandbox Sessions
22.04.2026
Community
Season 2 By Rupal Karia – Outreach & Community Coordinator | 22 Apr 2026 We are excited to announce a …
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“Community Sandbox Sessions”
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Why Wikimedia belongs in education
06.02.2026
Education
By Dr. Sally Latham, Education Lead at Wikimedia UK | I came to the role of
Education Lead
at Wikimedia UK after …
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“Why Wikimedia belongs in education”
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Wiki Loves Photography – volunteers wanted
23.01.2026
Community
Wikinews
Are you a skilled photographer? Do you have a way with words? Are you passionate about data? Just like everything …
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“Wiki Loves Photography – volunteers wanted”
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Introducing the new Wikimedian In Residence at LSE
11.01.2026
Education
Higher Education
News
Research
Wikimedian in Residence
Since 2020, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has been sharing information on
Wikidata
(an open source database) …
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“Introducing the new Wikimedian In Residence at LSE”
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917
new editors
were trained as part of our activities
3 million+
Wikipedia articles
were added or improved in 38 languages
8,269
participants
engaged across all our programmes in 2024–25
20 million
Wikidata items
were added or improved this year by our activities
26,000+
hours
contributed by volunteers to our programmes
1 billion
views
of articles and images
115
strategic partnerships
active in 2024–25
150,000
images
added to Wikimedia Commons
39
policy interactions
leading to 6 policy changes
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