User:Femke

User:Femke is a topic that has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Throughout history, it has generated great interest and intrigue, sparking debates, investigations and passionate discussions. From its origins to the present day, User:Femke has played a crucial role in society, influencing individuals, communities and cultures in all corners of the planet. As we continue to explore and discover more about User:Femke, its implications and its impact on the modern world, it is essential to understand its importance and implications on everyday life. In this article, we will take an in-depth look at User:Femke, exploring its history, current relevance, and possible future, to provide a holistic view of this phenomenon.

Black birds swimming in a row

About me

I'm Femke (pron: FEM-kuh, listenⓘ), a senior lecturer in innovation, energy and climate at the University of Exeter who dabbles in complexity economics (university profile). My work focuses on modelling the transition to clean heat, transport and power. Before, I did a PhD in climate science.

Accurate and neutral information about climate change or other contentious topics can help us make informed decisions and make the topics less polarised. In a world where doubt is created on the neutrality of Wikipedia, we must make sure our text can stand up to scrutiny.

I'm passionate about making Wikipedia easier to understand. We're here to give "every single person on the planet free access to the sum of all human knowledge". When we write overly complicated articles, we exclude many: teenagers, those with English as a second language, those without university degrees. Our editors are often highly educated and may overestimate the background knowledge and reading ability of a typical Wikipedia user.

I support User:TatjanaBaleta, who works as a Wikimedia Visiting Fellow at the University of Exeter, as part of my job. I will generally not edit directly for this project, but will be organising a edit-a-thon as part of the module I teach, and may improve edits from students.

I live with two zebra finches and a human.

Femke's challenges

Inspired by Wikipedia:Bilorv's Challenges, I've designed a set of challenged focused on making Wikipedia easier to read, accessible and to promote team work at User:Femke/Challenges. Come have a look, suggest improvements, and beat some challenges!

Editing interests

I started editing on the Dutch Wikipedia in 2013, mostly articles on physics, climate change and women in science (User page). Around 2018 I became active here, working on climate change and energy articles. As a picture can say more than a thousand words, I've dedicated some time to improving climate change graphs. I started an cross-language effort get climate denial removed after a BBC journalist found widespread misinformation.

Outside of climate / energy, I work on multi-system illnesses such as long COVID, after I became ill with the condition myself. You can sometimes also find me at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions or closing reviews at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment.

Featured and good content

FA

  1. Sustainable energy (with Clayoquot)
  2.   Climate change (saved at FAR)
  3.   Antarctica (saved at FAR with Devonian Wombat and Amitchell125)
  4.   Earth (saved at FAR)
  5. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome ( with Ward20 and The Quirky Kitty)

GA

  1. Sea level rise
  2. Greta Thunberg
  3. Climate sensitivity
  4. Climate system
  5. Paris Agreement
  6.   David Attenborough (with Lee Vilenski)
  7. Tipping points in the climate system
  8. Effects of climate change
  9. Long COVID
  10. Melvin Ramsay
  11. Unrest (2017 film)
  12. Grid energy storage

2025 goals

  1. Work on more articles about prominent women and their work in ME/CFS, such as creating Judith Rosmalen, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Lisa McCorkell
  2. Improve wikipedia guidelines around accessibility. Start a challenge or contest?
  3. Perhaps, get air pollution into GA territory?

Essays and exercises