The COVID-19 has impacted the World with surprising speed. Things that had been planned and agreed for a long time had to be cancelled and re-thought. New models of teaching and learning were needed. Thousands of classes were put at stake – there was not a lot of time for thinking and, at the same time, a lot of thinking was necessary.

During these difficult and unprecedented times of social distancing, isolation, and lockdown, many of us are realising the core tenet of social psychology- that humans need to belong to groups, to feel a sense of connection to humans around us, and to share a sense of identity and purpose.