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We are excited to announce that *nominations are open for the 2025 UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards. * We are asking you to nominate individuals and organisations that have been involved with Wikimedia UK's efforts to advance open knowledge in 2024/25. The categories for this year are: - UK Wikimedian of the Year (Individual) - Partnership of the Year (Organisation) - Up and Coming Wikimedian (Individual) We are looking for people and partnerships within the Wikimedia UK community who have really impressed you with their open knowledge work, in 2024/25. We are particularly keen to hear about people and organisations who delivered projects addressing our strategic themes of Knowledge Equity, Information Literacy, and Climate and Environment. Nominations will be judged by members of the Community Development Committee and winners will be announced at the Community Celebration on Saturday 15th November 2025 (Save the date, we'd love to see you there!). You can read about last year's winners here: https://wikimedia.org.uk/2024/12/2024-uk-wikimedian-year-awards/ You can submit two nominations per category. Use this Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVy7AmH0qRRZmQ-QHtYKKCBZY0O40JZN9MWl8Xu7-oqK1-fg/viewform> to submit your nominations. Nominations close on 22nd October. Best wishes, -- Rupal Karia (she/her) Outreach and Community Coordinator *My pronouns are she/her and my name is pronounced like this <https://namedrop.io/rupalkaria>* Working hours - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9-5pm [image: https://wikimedia.org.uk/donate/] <https://wikimedia.org.uk/donate/> Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513 and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office C/O Wikimedia UK, Level 4, Room 46018, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
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