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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh
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Open Education and Wikimedian In Residence services at The University of Edinburgh. https://open.ed.ac.uk/contact-us/ https://information-services.ed.ac.uk/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikimedia #OER #OpenEducation #Wikipedia activities & initiatives.
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 10h
Celebrate Women in Climate & Earth Sciences with us tonight! 5-7pm @ G.03, 50 George Square, Edinburgh

Hear about the remarkable contributions of women in climate and earth sciences from leading voices in research, policy and public engagement.
#AdaLovelaceDay

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ada-lovela...
Photographs of the panel speakers, Hermione Cockburn, Gabi Hegeri, Encarni Medina-Lopez, Elva Bannon.
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 8d
Come celebrate achievements of Women in STEM with us this Ada Lovelace Day.
Learn about women in Archaeology, Engineering, Geoscience, Comp Sci & more!
edin.ac/ada2025

@morayhouse.bsky.social @edinburghchem.bsky.social @edinunimaths.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @stis-uoe.bsky.social
Ada Lovelace Day 2025: a celebration of women in STEM. Tuesday 14 Oct 2025. Talks, activities, training throughout the day! Find out more: http://edin.ac/ada2025
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Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · 1d
The Art Deco movement flourished between World War I and World War II, occupying a distinct position in the history of fashion.

The European Fashion Heritage Association explores the style of Art Deco fashion and how it shaped dresses, accessories and more ➡️ bit.ly/4nVEESW
Fashion and Art Deco - Wearing modernity in the 1920s and 1930s
What are the characteristics and stylistic features of Art Deco fashion?
https://bit.ly/4nVEESW"""
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 7d
For UK Black History Month we’ve curated a selection of some excellent open educational resources created by our staff and students on Black History in the UK.
Go and check them out!
#OER #BHM #BHM25 #BlackHistoryMonth #ScottishHistory #BritishHistory #AcademicSky
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Black History Month UK 2025 – Resources
Black History Month UK is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of black Britons and people of colour throughout history. In order to highlight this history we've curated a selection of o...
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Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · 5d
For this week's glamorous #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social we've chosen this elegant sketch from the summer 1952 collection of the French fashion brand, Carven.

From the collections of the Palais Galliera, it's simply titled 'Crocus.'

www.europeana.eu/item/966/eur...
Fashion illustration of a woman in a gray polka dot suit with a full skirt, gloves and a small hat. A yellow flower is pinned at her waist.
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 5d
These three videos on Digital Sustainability, each under 5 minutes long, were created out of the Green Digital Design and Green Web Estate internships with the Website and Communications digital and design service.
#OER #Sustainability #TechnicalDebt #TechSky

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Digital Sustainability
These three videos on Digital Sustainability, each under 5 minutes long, were created out of the Green Digital Design internships with the Website and Communications digital and design service. Ove...
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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 11d
In this new article from @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, @niamhtumelty.bsky.social Managing Director of LSE Press, and @heroicendeavour.bsky.social discuss open educational resources in the context of higher education.

Read the full post:
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #openaccess #highereducation
Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences
Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 6d
As political commentary.
#WorldOctopusDay #OER
www.europeana.eu/en/item/206/...
The octopus of "monopoly"
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 6d
Craftwork, art, fashion.
#WorldOctopusDay #OER
www.europeana.eu/en/item/2021...
laukku
fyysinen kuvaus: Pääluettelo: Laukku, kangasta, toinen puoli punainen, toinen musta, alareunasta riippuu neljä paria pitkiä kangaskaistoja, joiden päissä tupsuja. Molemmat puolet runsaasti koristettu ...
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 6d
Enjoy these neat representations of octopuses / octopodes / octopi from the @europeana.bsky.social digital collection.
As art.
#WorldOctopusDay #OER
www.europeana.eu/en/item/401/...
Näkineid ja kaheksajalg (Mermaid and Octopus)
sündmuse kommentaar: Merineitsi kaheksajala haarmeis.
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Wikimedia UK @wikimediauk.bsky.social · 13d
We’re delighted to share Wikimedia UK’s Strategic Report for 2024/25. Our latest report highlights stories of impact, external evaluation findings, and the voices of our communities as we continue shaping a more open and informed society.

Read the report: tinyurl.com/4dkxpvue
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 7d
For UK Black History Month we’ve curated a selection of some excellent open educational resources created by our staff and students on Black History in the UK.
Go and check them out!
#OER #BHM #BHM25 #BlackHistoryMonth #ScottishHistory #BritishHistory #AcademicSky
open.ed.ac.uk/black-histor...
Black History Month UK 2025 – Resources
Black History Month UK is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of black Britons and people of colour throughout history. In order to highlight this history we've curated a selection of o...
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 7d
#OnThisDay in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe passed away under mysterious circumstances. Of all the artists who gave life to Poe's macabre tales over the years, perhaps none captured them quite so brilliantly as the Irish artist Harry Clarke: publicdomainreview.org/collection/h... #OTD #EdgarAllanPoe
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 8d
SDGs: Stories of impact' collects University-wide case studies / stories across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals of some of the University's meaningful contributions over the past five years.
🔍 Spot the references in there to our #OER activities!
open.ed.ac.uk/sdgs-stories...
SDGs: Stories of impact
Launched during Global Goals Week in September, 'SDGs: Stories of impact' is an exploratory publication from University and tells stories of some of the University's meaningful contributions to the UN...
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Online Learning | The University of Edinburgh @uoe-online.bsky.social · 8d
Our free short online course, Learning for Sustainable Futures, is now open for enrolments! 🌍💚🌱

This week, we're starting things off by examining our own understanding of #Sustainability and considering different perspectives.

Enrol for free today: edin.ac/4ptnKN2
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 8d
Come celebrate achievements of Women in STEM with us this Ada Lovelace Day.
Learn about women in Archaeology, Engineering, Geoscience, Comp Sci & more!
edin.ac/ada2025

@morayhouse.bsky.social @edinburghchem.bsky.social @edinunimaths.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @stis-uoe.bsky.social
Ada Lovelace Day 2025: a celebration of women in STEM. Tuesday 14 Oct 2025. Talks, activities, training throughout the day! Find out more: http://edin.ac/ada2025
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 12d
What is trustworthy information?

Over the last 25 years, Wikipedia has managed to build global trust thanks to three simple but powerful policies: neutral point of view; verifiability; and no original research.

Learn more about each of these standards ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...
Circumpolar stars in star trails at the La Hague lighthouse, in France. Text says: The 3 building blocks of trustworthy information. Wikipedia has earned global trust thanks to these simple but powerful policies.
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 12d
Separating Legend from Legacy: Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland

Dervla Craig has worked this Summer researching & preparing a National Lottery Heritage Fund bid to preserve the Accused Witches of Scotland as an important part of Scotland’s heritage.

thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/separati...
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 13d
Sharing is caring after all and the historic home of Robert the Bruce's Declaration of Arbroath, Arbroath Abbey, had no freely available, good, recent pics online. So I took some, in the sun. And uploaded them.

Help share your year's best pics next Sept 2026 to help document our cultural heritage.
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 13d
Well done Scotland!
The world's largest photo competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, concluded last night with 9455 images by the UK as a whole contributed to Wikimedia Commons
2,382 of those were contributed from Scotland! 25%!
Have a look at the map of historic places near u!
app.wikilovesmonuments.it
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 13d
Well done Scotland!
The world's largest photo competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, concluded last night with 9455 images by the UK as a whole contributed to Wikimedia Commons
2,382 of those were contributed from Scotland! 25%!
Have a look at the map of historic places near u!
app.wikilovesmonuments.it
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 13d
Digging for dinosaurs, unearthing the impact of Women in Archaeology, Building equity in Engineering, showing resilience & determination in Comp Science after fleeing a war-torn home & more!
Come celebrate the amazing achievements of Women in STEM this Ada Lovelace Day
blogs.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace...
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 21d
According to a recent opinion piece, Wikipedia may be one of our wonders of the world. As it approaches its 25th anniversary, reflections on its impact highlight how far it has come. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Bronze statue of four nude figures lifting a globe made of puzzle pieces featuring Wikipedia's multilingual characters. Text says: How Wikipedia became one of the greatest achievements of the modern age, The Globe and Mail, 11 July 2025
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 18d
Captain Carty and the Lost Map introduces cartography with 2 pirate-themed lesson plans.
Learn map symbols, grid references, compass points, solve puzzles, & create a map of your city!
Adaptable to maps in your local area. Ages 8 to 11.
#EduSky #OER #PrimaryEd
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Captain Carty and the Lost Map: Introduction to Cartography and Mapping TES OER
Ahoy, mates! Can ye 'elp me find me lost map? This resource is a set of two lesson plans that introduce the concept of cartography through an interactive, pirate-themed story, by relating it to maps ...
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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 19d
Come drop by & join the Wikiverse!
On Tues 30 Sept, Dr Kirsty Ross will be visiting Edinburgh to photo researchers (PhD students & up) and upload to WikiCommons.
This is part of an EXPLORATHON grant to diversify the faces you see when you Google ‘researcher’
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welcome-to...
Welcome to Wikiverse (photo shoot session)
Photo shoot session for Researchers taking part in 'Welcome to Wikiverse' with Dr Kirsty Ross
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 19d
Wikidata is one of the most significant repositories of open knowledge on the planet. Read this Stephen Harrison interview that explores how this open, volunteer-driven database became the infrastructure for global knowledge ➡️ www.stephenharrison.com/p/how-wikida...
Colorful illustration featuring “Wikidata", showing people connecting data through pipes and devices. Text says: The open, collaborative Wikidata model is helping bridge languages, preserve information, and connect datasets across the world. Stephen Harrison, 4 August 2025
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