Hello everyone,

At the community day held online on 26 November, we announced the winners of the UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards. They are:

UK Wikimedian of the Year: Nick Sheppard

Honourable Mention: Ian Pigott

Partnership of the Year: Royal College of Nursing’s History of Nursing Forum – Nurses in Red

Honourable Mention: Khalili Collections and Dr. Glaire Anderson of the University of Edinburgh

Up and Coming Wikimedian: Heidi Berg

Honourable Mention: Sophie Whitfield

More details about the winners and their work, and the recording of the announcement, is available on the WMUK blog: https://wikimedia.org.uk/2023/12/winners-2023-uk-wikimedianoftheyear-awards/

Congratulations to the winners, the Honourable Mentions, and everyone who was shortlisted. And finally, thank you to everyone who made a nomination.

Regards,

Richard Nevell

Dr Richard Nevell (he/him)

Programme Manager

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