Wikipedia:Wiki Science Ireland Writing Contest 2024

Wiki Science Ireland Writing Contest to Help Close the Gender Gap in STEM

To celebrate Science Week Ireland 2024 Wikimedia Community Ireland are holding a Wikipedia Writing Contest to close the gender gap and celebrate women in science!

Become a digital activist and help us to increase the visibility and information about Women in Science on Wikipedia.

Microscopy winner by: Gthuery
Microscopy runner up by: KarlGaff
Nature and Wildlife winner by: Paddynaramore
Nature and Wildlife runner up by:Olliebailie
Astronomy winner by: Anthony's astro

We encourage entries about Irish women, women affiliated with Ireland or living in Ireland but this is not essential!

We also welcome entries as Gaeilge (in Irish), to help to improve content on Vicipéid.

The contest begins on November 10th and will run until December 15th 2024.

Follow the guidelines below to enter and win prizes. We will be awarding prizes for the best articles taking relevance and originality of subject matter, content, sources, accuracy and whether they adhere to wiki guidelines into consideration. We will be looking for articles that offer quality information over quantity so keep that in mind!

How to Participate

1) If you don't already, create a Wikipedia account and log in. Enrol in the contest dashboard here so we can track our edits and impact!

2) Select an article that you think needs to be created or expanded upon. A good way to do this is to ask what information is missing from the online encyclopedia and also consider your personal interests and expertise. Don't forget to make sure your subject matter is in line with the Wikipedia notability guidelines. You can check here.

3) Gather sources and get writing! Remember information on Wikipedia has to be written from a neutral point of view and be linked to relevant sources. Make sure to add in-line citations and links to other Wikipedia articles where relevant. Make sure to avoid plagiarism at all costs!

4) Consider adding some images from Wiki Commons or other images that are copyright-free to your article. See this guide to learn how.

5) Publish your work.

6) Add your work to the list of entries below.

6) Share your edits on social media to celebrate your addition to the online encyclopedia for Science Week!

8) Invite a friend to join the Editathon!

9) Winners will be announced in January.

To participate, articles can be registered in the table below.

Participating Articles

No	Participant Username	Link to Article to be entered here
1	Username here	Link to article entry here
2	Username here	Link to article entry here
3	Username here	Link to article entry here
4	Username here	Link to article entry here
5	Username here	Link to article entry here
6	Username here	Link to article entry here
7	Username here	Link to article entry here
8	Username here	Link to article entry here
9	Username here	Link to article entry here
10	Username here	Link to article entry here

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded for the best three entries and there will be a special prize for any contribution in Irish written on the Irish Language Wikipedia.

1st Prize € 65
2nd Prize € 40
3rd Prize € 25

Special Award for Entries in Irish

€ 70

*Prizes will be awarded as vouchers.

Timeline

November 10th contest opens.
December 15th contest closes.
Winners will be announced in January 2025.

Jury

Dr. Ingeborg Birnie University of Strathclyde

Dr Inge Birnie is a senior lecturer in the Institute of Education at the University of Strathclyde. Her interests focus on minority and endangered languages, especially Gaelic in Scotland and how this can be promoted outside of the education system. She leads the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages Ad-hoc Group 1 which looks at the provision of education and domains for Indigenous languages and is a member of the Council of Europe's Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Science teacher in a number of Scottish secondary schools.

Dr. Liz Coleman (University of Galway)

Liz Coleman, is a lecturer and researcher in Physics, University of Galway. Having specialised in atmospheric physics, climate modelling and air quality forecasting during her PhD and early research career, she has more recently focussed on broad scientific collaboration for the protection of the environment and effective science communication regarding environmental issues. She has led a number of events engaging diverse communities in the west of Ireland with complex issues related to environmental change - from the local to global scales, combining scientific knowledge and data with storytelling and music. She also promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and science public engagement, bringing the climate conversation to the communities, especially those marginalised and often omitted from the discourse. She is the University project lead in the Young Hearts intergenerational project, bringing science and art to communities in Galway city.

Stuck for someone to write about and need inspiration?

Check out these lists to find a Woman scientist to write about or an article to improve:

Contact

If you have any questions about participating in this contest please feel free to reach out to info @ wikimedia.ie