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Dear employees,

Today is Children's Day – and because everyone is a child in their own way, we have a gift for you. It's handmade, it won't get dusted, but it's not ice cream, it's another issue of the university-wide newsletter. We're getting practical – find out about an important questionnaire that can be found in your university email inbox, and find out when and where to eat lunch in June and over the holidays. Then we bring you a few invitations, and there's also something ready for further reading and watching. So let there be something for everyone!

From 20 June to 11 September, the operating hours of the canteens and FreshUP bistros will be adjusted. In addition, the annual limited holiday operation will be affected by the renovation of the main canteen and the provision of meals for the participants of the Summer Olympics for Children and Youth in the last week of June. All canteens and bistros will be closed for the week around the July bank holiday. Detailed opening hours of all establishments can be found in the table below.

In addition to meals, the dormitories also offer affordable and comfortable accommodation during the summer holidays. Invite your friends to Olomouc for a few days! In the ideally located campus at Envelopa, you can stay overnight from CZK 450, including a buffet breakfast. In addition, there is a kitchen, gym or sports equipment available. Full information, including a price list, is available on the website skm.upol.cz/leto (in Czech). 

Palacký University has been a part of the Best Global Universities Rankings for several years, which tracks the performance of the university especially in science, research and international cooperation. Clarivate, the company that publishes it, collects data on academic reputation from selected staff members until the end of June (similar to the THE ranking in the autumn). You may be selected and receive a short questionnaire from clarivate@ts-productinfo.com. We ask that you take part in it, and contribute to the results of the next edition of the ranking.

Three minutes can determine the success of a thesis. Approximately that is the length of the animated videos from the series "UP Library Advises", prepared by the Communications Office together with the University Library. The five educational films focus on the issues of citation, finding information sources, plagiarism and predatory journals. They also inform about the possibility of using the library's services and tools, which are available to UP students and employees free of charge. The videos can be viewed on the university's YouTube (in Czech) or UPstream (in Czech) platform, where you can also find the first series of animated videos that focus on safety in cyberspace.

Did you know that you can meet knights in the corridors of the university? And that the sentence "Four hundred copies of the university magazine weigh two talents" is not necessarily nonsense? These are just two examples that prove that the new issue of the printed UP Journal is packed with information you won't find anywhere else. Pick it up on the racks at the faculties, at UPoint, at the Armoury (Zbrojnice), at the Fort Science – or just browse the electronic version right here and now (in Czech).

As the May Bike to Work Challenge comes to an end, the 127 UP employees who participated in the challenge have no choice but to log their last rides into the system. We therefore invite not only them, but also all other interested parties to the ceremony where the results will be announced. It will take place on Tuesday, 7 June at the Konvikt and will include a public debate on the topic of Safe Routes to School. This will focus not only on urban cycling but also on other modes of transport. The announcement of the university competition will start at 5 pm, followed an hour later by the results of the Olomouc competition and the final debate will take place at 7 pm. More information on the Sustainable University website (in Czech).

The Centre for Students with Special Needs helps nearly 400 students from across the University – it aims to improve their study comfort and alleviate any difficulties they may have in their studies. This year it celebrates its 10th birthday in its current form, so we invite you to join us for the celebrations, which are planned for 6 and 7 October. But join them now – by taking part in the How Diverse is Inclusive Palacký University? , in which you will creatively elaborate on your experiences with inclusion. Find inspiration and more information on the Centre's website (in Czech).

In mid-June, the 20th anniversary year of the Czech Academic Games, the largest student sports event in the Czech Republic, will begin in České Budějovice. The Games, co-organised by the University of South Bohemia, will offer battles for the title of academic champions in 20 sports. The Palacký University representation will of course be present. Read the article on the Journal (in Czech) and if you want to take part in the competitions in Olomouc colours, sign up by 5 June (that is until Sunday).