Preface by the Editor-in-Chief

Abstract

Despite the continuing global pandemic and the imposition of new conditions for teaching and research, there have been some upsides to what can only be described as the end of the academic world as we knew it. Working via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Cisco Webex platforms has become part of the daily routine, and what once seemed to be a rather sterile and uninspiring interface has become a useful way of collapsing time zones and meeting colleagues from all corners of the globe.