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The NIHR Wikimedian in Residence In 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) established a Wikimedian in Residence project in collaboration with Wikimedia UK. In December, User:Adam Harangozó (NIHR WiR) joined at the NIHR's Wikimedian in Residence (WiR) on a six-month pilot initiative. The aim is to help the NIHR share information on Wikipedia, improving the coverage of medical topics. Adam will be engaging NIHR staff and users, members of the public, to encourage contributions to Wikipedia. Activities Progress Reports Lists of the more specific processes I worked on and the outcomes.   December 2021-January 2022 Introductions, making contact I created a user profile where I disclosed my conflict of interest. I also set up dashboard for transparent tracking of edits. A bit late in the process but I introduced myself to the WikiProject Medicine community and made contacts with other WiRs including Cochrane's. NIHR Wikipedia article NIHR had its own article on Wikipedia but much of the information was outdated. I have rewritten most of the text, updated and expanded it. Instead of editing directly I have submitted the changes as edit suggestions along with my COI. Mentions of NIHR on Wikipedia NIHR was mentioned in many relevant Wikipedia articles (for example on researchers' bio articles) but in many cases there was no link to the actual NIHR article. I have included a link on all these mentions and included the full name where only the acronym was used. NIHR categories I have compiled a list of senior NIHR researchers and using OpenRefine I organised their Wikipedia articles in the categories NIHR Research Professors and NIHR Senior Investigators. Some of the articles did not mention the researcher’s relationship to NIHR, I expanded these. I also created a category on Wikipedia which collects all NIHR related articles. Text and presentation on Wikipedia's health content I created an introductory text for the NIHR on how Wikipedia and its health content which I used in multiple presentations to NIHR staff. During the writing process, I have significantly expanded the article that collects studies on Wikipedia's health content. I also wrote a blog post on the topic for the NIHR and gave an interview to The Scotsman about my role (both yet to be published). Wikimedia Commons I created a draft explaining how the NIHR could use and contribute to Commons. I proposed these ideas which include using Commons images on the NIHR Evidence website and uploading research infographics and photos of researchers. Edit-a-thon I started preparing an edit-a-thon which will focus on medical researchers coming from underrepresented backgrounds. Integrating Wikipedia editing into the NIHR After we set up and met with the steering group of the project, I have started exploring and drafting how the NIHR could use Wikipedia editing. This is an ongoing process that takes the majority of my time. The goal is to present a clear narrative on why researchers should edit Wikipedia and propose specific ways how it could be integrated to the research and dissemination process.   February 2022-May 2022 Updated work plan As my role was extended for an additional three month, I devised an updated work programme. It focuses on three edit-a-thons around three strategical topics of the NIHR (see below). Aim 1 - Coverage of NIHR as an institution on Wikipedia Progress Rapid reaction to name change In April 2022 NIHR changed its name to National Institute for Health and Care Research to emphasise its commitment to social care. After the change became official I have updated the name on Wikipedia too to show NIHR how fast Wikipedia can react to new developments. Articles on top researchers As part of the new work plan, I'm creating articles each month for the most important researchers working with NIHR. So far I have created a draft article for Lucy Chappell, director of NIHR (waiting for a second opinion on this one) and Waljit Dhillo. I have also extended multiple articles of other NIHR researchers. Aim 2 - Adding NIHR research to Wikipedia Wikipedia editing I have added research evidence from a Catching cancer early collection to the following Wikipedia articles: Endometrial cancer Uterine cancer Language barrier Barrett's esophagus Cancer prevention Cancer screening Uterine cancer British Pakistanis South Asians in the United Kingdom Schizophrenia Physical health in schizophrenia Breast cancer screening Mammography Airway obstruction Lung cancer screening ‎ I have added further research evidence from NIHR to Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia training for CED I have organised an online Wikipedia training for members of NIHR's Centre for Engagement and Dissemination. Twelve participants took part in the three hours long workshop and I'm doing follow-up consultations with them individually. Organising first thematic edit-a-thon We have started organising the first edit-a-thon. The topic, identified with the help of the steering committee, will be multimorbidity. We have also started organising an edit-a-thon for patient and public representatives. Aim 3 - Advocacy Publications I have written an article about the residency on NIHR's blog and gave an interview for The Scotsman for their piece about the project. UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum We presented our work on Wikipedia with Candace Imison at the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum in Liverpool on 4-5 May. We held two interactive workshops where we presented the opportunities of Wikipedia and what we do at the NIHR. We also included a session at the end where participants could edit a Wikipedia page step by step following my instructions. Contact If you have any questions or ideas, feel free to contact Adam at adam.harangozo@nihr.ac.uk. Further reading Covid: How scientists are working with Wikipedia on access to information – article in The Scotsman Where should we share health information if not where people are looking? – on the NIHR Blog