On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Stevie Benton < stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> Hello everyone, > > I think Wikimedia UK has an example project, related to medical articles, > that may be of interest. John Byrne is the Wikimedian in Residence at > Cancer Research UK, one of the UK's largest charities. He's put together > the below message but isn't subscribed to this list so can't post. I am > posting on his behalf. I'm happy to answer any questions about this and > those I can't, I shall pass on to John. > > Thanks and regards, > > Stevie > > John's message: > > Cancer Research UK (CRUK), the world’s largest cancer research charity, > have just taken me on as Wikipedian in Residence until mid-December 2014 > (4/5 part time). > > > > Parts of the plan for the role are very relevant to this thread. We are > aiming to improve WP articles on cancer to ensure they are accurate, > up-to-date and accessible to the full range of WP’s readership, working > closely with the existing English WP medical editing community, many of > whom have already been supportive of the project. With the medical > translation project also underway, this is great timing for us to improve > important content across large numbers of language versions. > > > > We will be able to draw upon the expertise of both the medical research > staff funded by CRUK (over 4000 in the UK) and the various kinds of staff > they have with professional expertise in writing for a range of audiences, > from patients to scientists ( their editorial > policy< > http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/utilities/about-cancerhelp-uk/cancerhelp-uk-policies/editorial-policy/ > > > ). > > > > We are also planning to do research with the public into what they think of > specific WP articles, perhaps before and after improvement, and into how > they use WP and other sites at the top of search pages when looking for > medical information on the internet. There has been little research into > this area, and the results should be very useful in focusing the ways > medical content generally can be improved. > > > > The CRUK position is funded by the Wellcome Trust and supported by > Wikimedia UK, and the budget includes an element for this research. I will > be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wiki_CRUK_John in this role (Usually > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Johnbod. Until early July I will also > continue my role (1/5) as Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society, the > UK’s National Academy for the Sciences) > > > > John Byrne That's one project I was really glad to see Wikimedia UK supporting. More in that vein, please. :) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
