User:Adam Harangozó (NIHR WiR)/sandbox/Global health workshop

Help us share our global health research with wider public audiences through Wikipedia

NIHR is currently exploring the potential of using Wikipedia to help disseminate the research it has funded to a wider public audience. In collaboration with Wikimedia UK, we have employed a ‘Wikipedian in residence’, Adam Harangozó, to lead this work.

We would like to invite you to join one of two Wikipedia editing workshops we are running in August. Adam will train us on the editing tools, and we will begin to edit and improve Wikipedia articles related to global health, and include evidence from and links to relevant NIHR-funded research.

How to join

The workshops will take place on a secure Zoom link on:


 * Wednesday 17 August  9:00 - 12:00 BST
 * Thursday 25 August  14:00 - 17:00 BST

These are 3 hour sessions, and we hope that participants will be able to attend for as long as possible.

Please register your availability and interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8rBgck4uCN8Q2bF5Zf8T5lkCMTaFKOJuUh7nKwkqt4ufzVQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Who should take part

All staff, researchers and members of NIHR Academy with an interest in global health research are welcome to join, and you don’t need any previous knowledge of Wikipedia editing. Early career researchers and PhD students are especially welcome to attend.

In order to keep the workshop interactive and engaging, attendance is limited to  a maximum of 25 places. We will select participants to ensure a balanced representation of people of different professional backgrounds, countries and research areas.

We would like to offer Wikipedia training to all interested applicants, so if you are not selected on this occasion, you will be invited to a Wikipedia workshop in the near future, and we will also have a workshop in editing in languages other than English. If you have any questions, please email Adam adam.harangozo@nihr.ac.uk.

Workshop agenda
 * 1) Introductions
 * 2) Training - an overview of Wikipedia editing including understanding best practice and community guidelines
 * 3) Editing - an opportunity for participants to edit a Wikipedia article
 * 4) Reflections, discussion and next steps

About Wikipedia and this project

The English Wikipedia site is one of the most visited health resources on the internet. Its medical content amassed almost 2 billion page views in 2021. Read more about Wikipedia and its health information.