In January 2016, the University of Edinburgh employed a Wikimedian in Residence.
The remit was to raise awareness of Wikipedia and its sister projects. To design and deliver digital skills engagement events such as editathons (groups of staff & student editors coming together to edit Wikipedia pages on a focused theme – both inside and outside the curriculum) To work with colleagues all across the institution to find ways in which the University – as a knowledge creation organisation – can most benefit and contribute to the development of this huge open knowledge resource.
A compilation of interviews with staff and students about Wikipedia assignments run at the university can be found here: https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/1_12wtk1om