(This content has been translated automatically.)

Dear employees,

Today's newsletter will start with a short and dynamic look back – a two-minute aftermovie from this year's May Fest (Majáles), which we will also commemorate with a competition. On the other hand, if we look ahead and turn our eyes to the Fort Science, we can see the upcoming Health Fair or the Science Fair. Other important news from the life of the university are waiting for you in more detail below.

Not only the canteens and bistros (in Czech), but also the Central Library in the Armoury (Zbrojnice) and other faculty branches of the UP Library will have modified opening hours during the summer. When they are closed, books can be returned to the biblioboxes. Long-term loans (absentee loans for 30 days) are automatically checked out until September 19, the beginning of the semester. Detailed information about the opening hours of each branch can be found on the library's website.

Fitness centre Legends Gym offers for UP employees a one-time entry for the student price of 100 CZK and a monthly pass for the price of 800 CZK. As a bonus, the first entry is free for all employees. Just present your employee card and ask for this benefit at the reception.

As part of sustainable shared mobility, you can now also use electric scooters Eagle Scoots alongside Nextbike shared bikes. Download the app in the App Store or Google Play and sign up by emailing jmeno.prijmeni@upol.cz. At the same time, send the registration message together with your name to info@eaglescoots.com. Confirmation of discount activation can be found directly in the app under the "pricing" tab. You will also find parking spaces marked with the "P" pictogram in the app. In addition, in cooperation with the City of Olomouc, 56 new physically marked parking spaces will be created in July.

To support excellent research of young academic and scientific staff under 37 years of age in establishing new scientific groups and laboratories and to enable them to develop an independent scientific programme so that they have the opportunity to prepare a significant international project – this is the aim of the competition for the award of the UP Junior Grant. If you meet the conditions, you can also apply for your project until 27 July in three scientific areas: a) natural sciences, mathematics and computer science, b) medical sciences and biomedicine, c) humanities and social sciences. Detailed information can be found here.

The university is not only classrooms and halls full of academics and students, but also many remarkable places that could easily be featured in tourist guides. The Communications Department presents them to both Olomouc residents and visiting tourists on Uni t(r)ips website, which has now been freshly updated and has also been given an English version. When your friends come to Olomouc, offer them our 23 attractions in addition to accommodation (in Czech) in the dorms. They'll find important historical buildings, captivating parks and gardens, breathtaking panoramas and fresh gastronomy. And what about you – have you been everywhere?

One of the priority areas of sustainable development at UP is transport – especially one that is environmentally friendly or public space friendly. But how do we actually get to the university? How would we like to be transported? What prevents us from doing so? The Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Arts sought answers to this question by conducting a survey of transport habits and preferences in cooperation with the Sustainable University. It showed that cycling is popular in Olomouc, but it is hampered by a lack of safety and unconnected cycle paths; walking is limited by narrow and unpaved pavements, the low frequency of public transport connections and motorists are worried about the lack of parking spaces near university buildings. More detailed results are available in the UP Journal article (in Czech), research report (in Czech) and brief presentation (in Czech).

The Cyril and Methodius Theological Faculty and the Iša Krejčí Primary School of Arts invite you to a charity violin concert Children for Children in support of two talented girls from Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Proceeds from the voluntary admission will help them pay for their school fees and the loan of musical instruments. The concert, which will feature a number of promising female artists, will take place on Monday, June 20 at 5 pm in the Corpus Christi Chapel at the UP Art Center (Konvikt).