Video presentations by our 2024/25 students who completed the Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia – Edinburgh Award. The Edinburgh Award is a programme that students can undertake alongside a particular activity and aims to recognise student involvement in these activities and enhance these experiences.
The Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia Edinburgh Award is a 55-80 hour programme that allows students to get official recognition for their involvement in extracurricular activities and demonstrate their digital capabilities to employers.
Students can undertake Wikipedia editing as part of The Edinburgh Award and receive accreditation for developing important digital research skills and applying these to improving the knowledge freely available online.
Learn more about the Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia Edinburgh Award
Scots Law
Anna Wilkie worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to Scots Law.
This is her end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
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Religion in Spain
Susana Peralta Jimenez worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to Religion in Spain.
This is her end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
Health, Culture and Religion in Nigeria
Oyebode Dosunmu worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to the Health, Culture and Religion in Nigeria.
This is his end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
Swedish and Hispanic Literature
Ellinore Westergren worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to Swedish and Hispanic literature.
This is her end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
Greek and Roman Historical Sites
David Zong worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to Greek and Roman Historical Sites.
This is his end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
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History of Qingtian and its diasporas
Zicheng Zhang worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to the History of Qingtian and its diasporas.
This is his end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
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Biology and chemistry
Elizabeth Laoye worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to Biology and Chemistry subjects.
This is her end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
The History of Brunei
Muhammad Bin Dr Haji Awang Zulaidi worked on improving topic coverage on Wikipedia relating to the history of Brunei.
This is his end of project presentation recorded in the boardroom of Argyle House in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on 26 March 2025.
The talk features: the project focus, the initial approach taken, the challenges faces, the project outcomes and final reflections.
Watch ‘The History of Brunei’ directly on Media Hopper Create
These video created by students at the University of Edinburgh are available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.