A team of researchers from Nova SBE will receive financial support from the Observatório Social of "la Caixa" to carry out a study on "Teaching and distance learning in Portugal in times of COVID-19". This project was one out of five selected for funding from a total of 158 applications for the competition to support original and quantitative research projects on the social impact of COVID-19 in Portugal. The project led by Luís Catela Nunes also includes Ana Balcão Reis, Pedro Freitas and Gonçalo Lima in the team. The results of the study are expected to be released during the first half of 2021.