Wiki Scientist Courses

Edit Wikipedia and Wikidata to tell the stories of women and other underrepresented groups in physics.
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Discover our courses that will give you the skills you need to educate the public about physicists' accomplishments through Wikipedia.

Join our Wiki Scientist courses

Learn the science communication skills needed to update Wikipedia and share physics with the general public

As of February 2023, less than twenty percent of the biographies on Wikipedia were about women, and the statistics for underrepresented groups were no better. Through Wikipedia editing courses, participants receive training from Wikipedia experts to elevate the achievements of women and other underrepresented groups in physics, grow as effective science communicators, reach a global audience, and build public trust in science. Participants can also contribute to specific physics topics, such as quantum physics.

Wikidata courses

Help the public get quick access to accurate science information

Wikidata, is the structured, open data repository that makes Wikipedia machine-readable. Wikidata often provides the initial search responses generated by Google, Alexa, other search engines and digital voice assistants.

In Wikidata courses, you will learn to apply your expertise to Wikidata's manual curation as well as use it to find and fill in gaps in physics content on Wikipedia.

What our course participants are saying

Course participants have gained vital skills and experiences as educators, early-career scientists, and communicators.

Gaining teaching resources

“I aim to incorporate this into my teaching…I now have the resources to guide [students] on selecting a subject and on researching.”

–Andrew Seredinski, physics faculty, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Finding career directions

“I consider that what I learned about how this kind of text must be written...could be a starting point to pursue a career as a scientific communicator.”

–Isabel Yajaira Rojas Martinez, graduate student, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Improving as a science communicator

“The technical writing and publishing skills gained from this experience have significantly improved my abilities as a science communicator.”

–William Munizzi, graduate student, Arizona State University

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