My Wikimedia journey so far
“I started my internship as an Assistant Wikimedian in Residence almost four months ago, and it has already been one of the most rewarding work experiences I have had.”
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SatSchool: Earth Observation educational resources designed and delivered by PhD students
As part of our Open Education Week activities, Charlie caught up with Leam Howe, about the SatSchool Earth Observation outreach programme. Leam is one of the University of Edinburgh PhD Researchers involved in running the SatSchool programme. SatSchool create educational resources and take them out to schools in order as part of education outreach on worldwide geography, ecosystems, climate and the impacts of human activity through satellite observation, and using materials created by current researchers.
Read moreInternational Women’s Day OERs – Rights Justice Action
International Women’s Day falls on 8 March, and this year the theme is Rights. Justice. Action. Women’s rights mean nothing […]
Read moreResearch Informed OERs for Further Education, Higher Education, and CPD
Continuing our research led focus for Open Education Week ’26, this collection highlights excellent research informed OERs for Further Education, Higher Education, and continuous professional development students and learners. Many of these open resources were created as part of the University’s free short online courses.
Read moreResearch Informed OERs for Primary and Secondary Level Education
Our first collection for Open Education Week 26 highlights excellent OERs for Primary and Secondary level learners created using research undertaken by University of Edinburgh staff and postgraduate student researchers. Many of these resources include information about the researchers involved in their co-creation to help engage young learners with the real world of research.
Read moreOpen Education Week 2026
Open Education Week is fast approaching! The international celebration of all things open is taking place on 2 – 6 […]
Read moreHappy 25th birthday Wikipedia!
Happy Birthday Wikipedia! Read more about Wikipedia’s 25 year history, covering its early days with a ‘then and now'(and what lies ahead), at the link below: https://wikipedia25.org/en At 25 years old it may be the olddddd man of the old Internet but Wikipedia still remains the largest reference work on the Internet and is now a […]
Read moreThe OER Service in 2025
2025 was an interesting year for the OER Service, especially with the range of new queries that arose from increased use of Generative AI tools across numerous new technologies, tools and services.
Read moreIntern Reflection: The End!
Over half a year has flown by since I joined the Information Services Group, and I cannot believe that my internship has come to an end. I have had the opportunity to help get the Open Textbook Creation Service going from its initial stages, and seeing the fruits of my labour has been particularly exciting recently.
Read moreChristmas and festive recipes on Wikibooks
If you’re anything like me, as the dark days bed in I start to look for treats and sparkles of all kinds to brighten up the winter days and nights. One of my favourite places to explore this time of year are the recipe sections on Wikibooks. Wikibooks is one of the Wikimedia sister projects, and is about collaboratively writing open-content textbooks that anyone (including you) can edit.
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