UK Wikimedian of the Year Awards 2026 - Call for Nominations Now Open
We are excited to announce that *nominations are open for the 2026 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 2025/26. The categories 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, especially in 2025/26. 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. You can submit two nominations per category. Use this Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciu6pV7fpMx1jUNYwxESnfkjT-CGwGyLJ1nl2-G2tPSv2QDQ/viewform> to submit your nominations. Nominations close on 1st November. Please keep in mind that longer nominations help the panel make their decisions. You can read about last year's winners here: https://wikimedia.org.uk/2025/12/community-celebration-2025-highlights-and-resources/ Nominations will be judged by members of the Community Development Committee and winners will be announced at the Community Celebration on Sunday 22nd November 2026. <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-wikimedia-uk-2026-community-celebration-tickets-1995917906186?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true> 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 9am-3pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9-6pm Wikimedia UK <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPXdpa2ltZWRpYS5vcmcudWsmdT1hSFIwY0hNNkx5OTNhV3RwYldWa2FXRXViM0puTG5Wckx3PT0maT1OalZoWm1FMFpqWTNNREV4Wm1ZMVkyUTNOREUzWW1FMCZ0PVJEWlVhakEwZUd4blRrUkpWVk5XUzFJdlpuSnZlR0p5ZEM5emRtbDFPV1ZwY2k5TU5qWmlibFpVVVQwPSZoPTAwYzFmMzQ3ZDIwMTRjMDk4YmQwNzExMzQ4NzVkZTY0JnM9QVZOUFVFaFVUME5GVGtOU1dWQlVTVlowd0ozWjRsQVljdG9ieTNFUWF3WC1YWDNib0o0Qk5nUFh3bDJybE1sM0FiZWNCRWhKNWhYek1jRjB0REdiVWFv&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=SzdudE1qY0RKTlByNVh0Rm5URFBYMEJLYWVvMzY3MEhZdzh6bVR1bHN0UT0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on LinkedIn <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPWxpbmtlZGluLmNvbSZ1PWFIUjBjSE02THk5M2QzY3ViR2x1YTJWa2FXNHVZMjl0TDJOdmJYQmhibmt2TkRrMk1URTUmaT1OalZoWm1FMFpqWTNNREV4Wm1ZMVkyUTNOREUzWW1FMCZ0PVFqZFhUV1ZtWVhBclVrdFhSMDVKZGpCVFMxYzBka0o2VEVzM1Npc3lVRW92V0ZKeE1rcFlWR2wzTkQwPSZoPTAwYzFmMzQ3ZDIwMTRjMDk4YmQwNzExMzQ4NzVkZTY0JnM9QVZOUFVFaFVUME5GVGtOU1dWQlVTVlowd0ozWjRsQVljdG9ieTNFUWF3WC1YWDNib0o0Qk5nUFh3bDJybE1sM0FiZWNCRWhKNWhYek1jRjB0REdiVWFv&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=SGVCUHhYVUh1TFZ4L1hzL3ljTE9LYURVclJaN0YrWDNhV3AzcmFLNVVZQT0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw>, Facebook <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPWZhY2Vib29rLmNvbSZ1PWFIUjBjSE02THk5M2QzY3VabUZqWldKdmIyc3VZMjl0TDFkcGEybHRaV1JwWVZWTCZpPU5qVmhabUUwWmpZM01ERXhabVkxWTJRM05ERTNZbUUwJnQ9VVdKd01VeDRaRmhYYVRWWVJrdERhV3RJUTFOVmJGUlNNMGgzSzJnelZIbEJUbUkwYUV0S1VHTXdaejA9Jmg9MDBjMWYzNDdkMjAxNGMwOThiZDA3MTEzNDg3NWRlNjQmcz1BVk5QVUVoVVQwTkZUa05TV1ZCVVNWWjB3SjNaNGxBWWN0b2J5M0VRYXdYLVhYM2JvSjRCTmdQWHdsMnJsTWwzQWJlY0JFaEo1aFh6TWNGMHRER2JVYW8=&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=eEJFR2ZRcTJUT2tyQVVtdEZIaldmbC9nZ3czeDdQK1NuN3kwR2M1bkVJQT0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw>, and Instagram <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPWluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mdT1hSFIwY0hNNkx5OTNkM2N1YVc1emRHRm5jbUZ0TG1OdmJTOTNhV3RwYldWa2FXRjFheTg9Jmk9TmpWaFptRTBaalkzTURFeFptWTFZMlEzTkRFM1ltRTAmdD1NRTVaU1U1d1FqVnljM0JVWW5rM1VHUktiUzl2VTBoSWNrOXNNa2RXUTNwbVlrbDFRVFV3TlRoV1ZUMD0maD0wMGMxZjM0N2QyMDE0YzA5OGJkMDcxMTM0ODc1ZGU2NCZzPUFWTlBVRWhVVDBORlRrTlNXVkJVU1ZaMHdKM1o0bEFZY3RvYnkzRVFhd1gtWFgzYm9KNEJOZ1BYd2wycmxNbDNBYmVjQkVoSjVoWHpNY0YwdERHYlVhbw==&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=Q2hjUGdLdzJTeCtPTk1ZTWoydHAvNEdTQVJVbWxueHd6RjlGdEZqZzlsND0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw> . Registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Address: C/O Wikimedia; Level 4; Room 46018; 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB.
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