Read with FSV UK employee challenge

We have prepared a Read with FSV UK employee challenge for you. Expand your reading horizons and inspire your colleagues with your favourite books. FSV UK's second book challenge is here! 

All employees of the FSV UK can participate in the Read with FSV UK employee challenge. The challenge runs from 1 November 2025 to 31 January 2026. The rules of the challenge and the registration table can be found in your faculty email. If you want to take part in the challenge, please register by Friday 14 November 2025. 

How does the challenge work?

The faculty challenge contains a total of 10 categories of books. In the period from 1 November 2025 to 31 January 2026, challenge participants will try to read books across these categories. We have selected categories for you that are thematically related to our faculty and its working groups. You can choose the books for yourself, but the selected book must always thematically meet the requirements of the given category. The genre of the book you choose is entirely up to you. Whether you enjoy fiction (novels, short stories, dramas, sci-fi, detective stories, etc.), non-fiction (biographies, history, popular science, reportage, etc.), poetry, or graphic novels, it all counts in the challenge! 

It is not necessary to fill in the categories according to the order in the table, you can choose the order. Whoever fulfils 5 or more categories (i.e. reads at least one book from 5 categories = 5 different books) has fulfilled the challenge and will get a small reward. Record your read books in the table continuously, but no later than February 2, 2026. After that date, the challenge will be evaluated.

Read a book:

• whose title starts with the letter F
• whose title starts with the letter S
• whose title starts with the letter V
• whose title starts with the letter U
• whose title starts with the letter K
• that was first published in 1990
• with an environmental theme, such as nature conservation, biodiversity, sustainable development, climate change, and other topics inspired by the relationship between humans and nature
• focused on well-being – from mental health and quality of life to personal growth, relationships, and physical health
• with a theme of equality – whether gender, social, racial, economic… let your imagination run free
• focused on education or teaching – set in a school environment or featuring a main character who is a teacher

In case of questions, please contact Nikola Havlová at nikola.havlova@fsv.cuni.cz.