Thanks so much for the detailed explanation Richard and Anna. It's much appreciated.
What a great enlightened approach. In the unlikely event that I meet the people who thought this up, and got it signed off, I'll gladly buy them a drink! Thanks again, -Tim On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 at 15:19, Richard Nevell < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tim, > > It's a sensible question. A key part of the residency is about "research > visibility", making sure that research produced by the university is > available to the public. This role facilitates that by providing training > for researchers so they understand how Wikipedia works and can contribute > to it. The motivation is that by sharing research through the Wikimedia > sites (so Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata in particular) the > information will be easier to find. Putting information where people are > looking for it is really important, and I think it speaks to the theme of > "research for the world" which LSE details in its strategy > <https://www.lse.ac.uk/2030/assets/pdf/LSE-2030-booklet.pdf>. > > Universities like LSE have repositories full of research publications, but > those repositories are not as easy to navigate as Wikipedia, or at least > don't rank as highly in search results. We've seen something analogous in > our work with the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation. They produce > research reports and host them on their website, but when that information > is represented on Wikipedia it reaches an audience that is often several > orders of magnitude greater. Public communication is a key skill for > researchers, and that is an element of what is involved in the training. > Writing a research paper and writing for Wikipedia are different, though > complimentary, skills. > > Folks at the LSE Library have also been advocating for universities to > share metadata about theses on Wikidata, as a way of turning information > about research produced by students into linked open data - they created a > toolkit > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wikidata_Thesis_Toolkit> > to help other with the process. As is so often the case, librarians are > some of the most useful allies that Wikimedia can have because they curate > the knowledge landscape. > > Best wishes, > Richard > > On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 at 14:04, Tim Dobson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Friends, >> >> I was feeling a bit stupid earlier, and trying to understand something, >> and it's stayed with me for a few hours. To be clear, this is 100% from a >> place of curiosity. >> >> It's wonderful that LSE is investing in the community like this, but as >> someone who perhaps doesn't see the whole picture, could anyone help me >> understand what they get from it? / how it aligns with what they want? >> >> I am hugely in favour of this, and feel fearful I sound accusatory when >> asking this - which is why I keep going out of my way to say how great I >> think this is. >> >> Cheers, >> -Tim >> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 at 10:36, Sara Thomas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Good morning folks, >>> >>> See below, the London School of Economics & Political Science are >>> looking for a Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion. >>> Full time, 2 years fixed term, deadline for applications Sunday 17th >>> August. >>> >>> Please do pass this on to anyone you feel might be interested! >>> >>> All the best, >>> Sara >>> >>> Programme Manager >>> Wikimedia UK >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: <[email protected]> >>> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 at 21:34 >>> Subject: [Wren] New vacancy at LSE >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> FYI >>> >>> Please click on the following link to view vacancy online. >>> >>> Vacancy Title: Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion >>> >>> Link: View the vacancy online >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=lse.ac.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2JzLmxzZS5hYy51ay9SZWRpcmVjdC5hc3B4P2VuYz0yRWhpU0lnVW9makNiM0VQUXp0OUxFS3lTL3VCV0FqRFQ2Nm4zTnBBOHk4REtpcFNqc2d3dVdpMGQ3RExWeFZYJmVvcT0x&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=LzZFaGZrcVZEQUlnd043TmlCV1AwU29YclZGNGRiKzhUZWJ3b0w0Z0IvRT0=&h=3c117ee6907342e9aa91eb2b108dbb05&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVYH9BwpN1vq0wfWrM95H--uNoJkZSu-S-SEneaeW0G6uP_c8mPWnSChQva98tFLw1E> >>> >>> Vacancy Location: LSE >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wren mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Sara Thomas >>> Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK >>> 07803 505 172 >>> *My pronouns are she/her, and my name is pronounced like this. >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=namedrop.io&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9uYW1lZHJvcC5pby9zYXJhdGhvbWFz&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhh&t=ME1LQmw1R1FLRlplcnEyUEwxdDd4WGJ6SmkwQkFKQm5uOGd6Mi9GYnNlRT0=&h=c7db8ce831c145258b81ff7dc1a34759&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >>> * >>> https://wikimedia.org.uk/home/scotland/ >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrL3dpa2kvV2lraW1lZGlhX2luX1Njb3RsYW5k&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhh&t=ZVlPd1E4MUc1OHZtYWdBZmFEQ2Y1RFRhaS80cksxYUlTZjkyWmFiQXp6ST0=&h=c7db8ce831c145258b81ff7dc1a34759&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >>> *I work part time, my usual days are Monday - 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