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This is a project space for Wikimedia initiatives with the University of Otago, New Zealand.

In 2025, Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand is funding Tamsin Braisher (DrThneed) as the University of Otago Wikimedian in Residence, with Mike Dickison (Giantflightlessbirds) in a supporting role. These roles ran as a .5 role initially for six months over 2025 and moved to a .75 role for Tamsin in 2026.

Contact

Tamsin Braisher
Ōtepoti Dunedin
tamsin.braisherotago.ac.nz

Find Tamsin in the Wiki corner at the West entrance of the Central Library

Media

• 7 March 2025: Tamsin was interviewed on Jesse Mulligan's RNZ Afternoons programme, in relation to the International Women's Day event: "Correcting history, one edit at a time."
• March 2025: Facebook post in University of Otago Sciences newsletter
• 27 June 2025: Otago Daily Times article "Obsession leads to Wikipedian placement" (paywalled)
• 27 June 2025 Otago gains new expert press release by Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand
• 10 September 2025 "Wikipedia, lemon pigs and the hobby that grew", University Bulletin article about Tamsin by Koren Allpress
• 7 November 2025 This Month in GLAM newsletter, Granny's Wonderful Chair
• 20 February 2026 mentioned in Sophie Sparrow's Listener article "Can anyone edit Wikipedia?"
• 25 May 2026: Social media relating to the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry page improvement and "Did you know" appearance
• June 2026: I wrote a LIANZA Library life article
• 17 July 2026 mentioned in the IATL podcast Between the Shelves
• July - spot me in the Day 2 recap from Wikimania and the Day 4 recap
• 7 August 2026 Appeared on Otago Access Radio What's News Dunedin
• Mentioned in the IATUL podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5vWkywL3aLH2ctD2j0tqgr

Resources

Tamsin and Mike have created several handouts for staff and students:

• Editing about yourself in Wikipedia
• Working with images on Wikipedia
• Researcher checklist for becoming Wikipedia-friendly
• Guide for students on reading a Wikipedia page critically
• What can a Wikimedian in Residence do for you?

Other resources

• Clarke, Alison Jane (2018). Otago : 150 years of New Zealand's first university (1st ed.). Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-988531-33-5. OL 29404941M. Wikidata Q107426622.
• William Parker Morrell (1969), The University of Otago : a centennial history, Dunedin: Otago University Press, OCLC 71676, Wikidata Q116313106 {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for William Parker Morrell  (help)
• Dorothy Page (2008), Anatomy of a Medical School: A history of medicine at the University of Otago, 1875–2000, Dunedin: Otago University Press.
• Otago Magazine back issues

Admin

• University of Otago Wikimedian in Residence (Q133824474)
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