Stephen Reicher
Stephen Reicher is a professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews and a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy. He has extensively explored the psychological aspects of collective behavior, particularly in the context of crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, emphasizing the importance of community identity and resilience in response to societal challenges.
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Prof Stephen Reicher discussed the myth of bystander apathy and the tendency of people to help each other.
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth | Society
United Kingdom· 2025-11-08
Stephen Reicher is a University of St Andrews psychology professor and an authority on crowd behaviour.
Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control? | PsychologyUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-04
Stephen Reicher is a professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews and a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world? | Stephen Reicher, Rachel Clarke, Rafael Behr, Frances Ryan and othersUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-01
