Fergus Neville
@fergusneville.bsky.social
Studies social identity, group/crowd behaviour, social influence and leadership. Senior lecturer at University of St Andrews Business School. Organsises live music at BigRockNewport.
Some thoughts (bletherings?) from me in today’s The Scotsman (Scotland on Sunday) on the social/organisational consequences of Scotland’s World Cup Qualification.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
How World Cup joy for Scotland can make us a happier healthier nation
Dr Fergus Neville can see the psychological benefit to Scotland of qualifying for the World Cup
www.scotsman.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Some thoughts (bletherings?) from me in today’s The Scotsman (Scotland on Sunday) on the social/organisational consequences of Scotland’s World Cup Qualification.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Thanks to whoever left this on my desk this morning! Ideas on how to pay the kindness forward welcome...
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Thanks to whoever left this on my desk this morning! Ideas on how to pay the kindness forward welcome...
This morning my PhD student Calum Cook was interviewed by @BBC Radio Scotland about his research into the relationships between musicians/audiences. Calum wants to hear from people at Royal Blood's performance at BBC's Big Weekend in Dundee, 2023.
Please contact royalbloodstudy@st-andrews.ac.uk!
Please contact royalbloodstudy@st-andrews.ac.uk!
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This morning my PhD student Calum Cook was interviewed by @BBC Radio Scotland about his research into the relationships between musicians/audiences. Calum wants to hear from people at Royal Blood's performance at BBC's Big Weekend in Dundee, 2023.
Please contact royalbloodstudy@st-andrews.ac.uk!
Please contact royalbloodstudy@st-andrews.ac.uk!
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Today's lecture on crowd behaviour: Mass gatherings and live events.
Key reading this week is this by @fergusneville.bsky.social & Reicher:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Key reading this week is this by @fergusneville.bsky.social & Reicher:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Today's lecture on crowd behaviour: Mass gatherings and live events.
Key reading this week is this by @fergusneville.bsky.social & Reicher:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Key reading this week is this by @fergusneville.bsky.social & Reicher:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What a wonderful trip to Budapest this week for the UEFA Safety and Security Conference! I presented research on ESIM (the Elaborated Social Identity Model) to explain the social identity processes of crowd disorder escalation and de-escalation.
September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What a wonderful trip to Budapest this week for the UEFA Safety and Security Conference! I presented research on ESIM (the Elaborated Social Identity Model) to explain the social identity processes of crowd disorder escalation and de-escalation.
Did you attend Radio 1's Big Weekend 2023 and watch Royal Blood? If so, please consider taking part in a focus group organised by my PhD student Calum Cook. Further details below. Please share with anyone relevant!
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August 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Did you attend Radio 1's Big Weekend 2023 and watch Royal Blood? If so, please consider taking part in a focus group organised by my PhD student Calum Cook. Further details below. Please share with anyone relevant!
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New pre-print - the first empirical study of the 2024 summer riots, case studies of Bristol, Stoke, & Tamworth detailing the sequence of events, who was involved, and targets
Funded by @ukri.org
www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP
Funded by @ukri.org
www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP
May 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New pre-print - the first empirical study of the 2024 summer riots, case studies of Bristol, Stoke, & Tamworth detailing the sequence of events, who was involved, and targets
Funded by @ukri.org
www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP
Funded by @ukri.org
www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP
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Providing support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergency
@ukri.org funded research from @fergusneville.bsky.social @markdatkinson.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social
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@ukri.org funded research from @fergusneville.bsky.social @markdatkinson.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Providing support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergency
Isolating infected individuals plays a crucial role in controlling highly infectious diseases. However adherence to self-isolation mandates can be low…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Providing support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergency
@ukri.org funded research from @fergusneville.bsky.social @markdatkinson.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ukri.org funded research from @fergusneville.bsky.social @markdatkinson.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Today was the culmination of my favourite class of the year which is a collaboration I lead between @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School and Dundee United Football Club, in which we examine the role of Social Identity processes for Leadership in a professional sports club. 🧵
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today was the culmination of my favourite class of the year which is a collaboration I lead between @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School and Dundee United Football Club, in which we examine the role of Social Identity processes for Leadership in a professional sports club. 🧵
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Nice! 😊
@klara-jurstakova.bsky.social
@fergusneville.bsky.social
Alex Haslam
Steve Reicher
Find the article here:
doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#TopCitedArticle
@klara-jurstakova.bsky.social
@fergusneville.bsky.social
Alex Haslam
Steve Reicher
Find the article here:
doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#TopCitedArticle
March 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nice! 😊
@klara-jurstakova.bsky.social
@fergusneville.bsky.social
Alex Haslam
Steve Reicher
Find the article here:
doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#TopCitedArticle
@klara-jurstakova.bsky.social
@fergusneville.bsky.social
Alex Haslam
Steve Reicher
Find the article here:
doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#TopCitedArticle
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🧵Please share!
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
PhD studentship - University of St Andrews Business School - University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
December 13, 2024 at 4:09 PM
🧵Please share!
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
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John Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/01/27/j...
John Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Across 2020 and 2021, the UK government introduced a large number of policies, rules, and guidance for the public in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of these sought to limit in-person conta…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
January 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
John Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/01/27/j...
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At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity.
January 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity.
I'm delighted to begin as an Associate Editor at the British Journal of Social Psychology! Many thanks to Sammyh Khan and Shelley McKeown Jones for the invitation and trust.
You can find out more about the journal and submit papers here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2044...
You can find out more about the journal and submit papers here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2044...
January 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm delighted to begin as an Associate Editor at the British Journal of Social Psychology! Many thanks to Sammyh Khan and Shelley McKeown Jones for the invitation and trust.
You can find out more about the journal and submit papers here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2044...
You can find out more about the journal and submit papers here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2044...
On the day of Predident Jimmy Carter's funeral, I wanted to record the impact he had on my life. In 2005-2006 I completed two internships at The Carter Center, first in Conflict Resolution and then in the Democracy Program.
January 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
On the day of Predident Jimmy Carter's funeral, I wanted to record the impact he had on my life. In 2005-2006 I completed two internships at The Carter Center, first in Conflict Resolution and then in the Democracy Program.
A few lines from me in @thetimes.com on mask wearing and crowd behaviour, following football-related disorder in Glasgow on Sunday. @leaskyd.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/ee53...
Police should use powers to unmask hooligans, says union
Violence broke out in Glasgow after the weekend’s Old Firm match, despite a Section 60 order
www.thetimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:51 AM
A few lines from me in @thetimes.com on mask wearing and crowd behaviour, following football-related disorder in Glasgow on Sunday. @leaskyd.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/ee53...
🧵Please share!
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
PhD studentship - University of St Andrews Business School - University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
December 13, 2024 at 4:09 PM
🧵Please share!
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry
The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...
Lovely day down in Edinburgh with @drannetempleton.bsky.social designing studies for her first responders communication project. Too many ideas and not enough time!
December 2, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Lovely day down in Edinburgh with @drannetempleton.bsky.social designing studies for her first responders communication project. Too many ideas and not enough time!
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It’s been extended until the 15/12, @fergusneville.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
It’s been extended until the 15/12, @fergusneville.bsky.social
The deadline for submitting an abstract for the inaugural International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) is TOMORROW. Come and join us in Prague!
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November 29, 2024 at 2:57 PM
The deadline for submitting an abstract for the inaugural International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) is TOMORROW. Come and join us in Prague!
tinyurl.com/mf5v6wjw
tinyurl.com/mf5v6wjw
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“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
November 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
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My students are researching the possible wellbeing effects of festivals. Do consider taking part in their short survey, or sharing this with others.
November 28, 2024 at 3:50 PM
My students are researching the possible wellbeing effects of festivals. Do consider taking part in their short survey, or sharing this with others.
Reposted by Fergus Neville
Here is the starter pack of people working on the psychology of collective action, social change and resistance. DM me or reply below if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/CnZmUxA
#CollectiveAction #SocialChange #Resistance #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
go.bsky.app/CnZmUxA
#CollectiveAction #SocialChange #Resistance #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
November 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Here is the starter pack of people working on the psychology of collective action, social change and resistance. DM me or reply below if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/CnZmUxA
#CollectiveAction #SocialChange #Resistance #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
go.bsky.app/CnZmUxA
#CollectiveAction #SocialChange #Resistance #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
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It’s a Chemikal Past & Present Starter Pack.
Marvel at our technological feat.
You click some buttons and you end up following artists we’ve worked with over the years.
Will wonders never cease?
Tell us if we’ve missed any Bluesky newbies.
Politely.
go.bsky.app/87wbWQo
Marvel at our technological feat.
You click some buttons and you end up following artists we’ve worked with over the years.
Will wonders never cease?
Tell us if we’ve missed any Bluesky newbies.
Politely.
go.bsky.app/87wbWQo
November 25, 2024 at 11:17 AM
It’s a Chemikal Past & Present Starter Pack.
Marvel at our technological feat.
You click some buttons and you end up following artists we’ve worked with over the years.
Will wonders never cease?
Tell us if we’ve missed any Bluesky newbies.
Politely.
go.bsky.app/87wbWQo
Marvel at our technological feat.
You click some buttons and you end up following artists we’ve worked with over the years.
Will wonders never cease?
Tell us if we’ve missed any Bluesky newbies.
Politely.
go.bsky.app/87wbWQo
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Our new paper "Engaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate Corruption" is published in EJSP. DM for a copy if you can't access.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🧵below on key findings
#corruption #organizationalpsychology #socialpsychology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🧵below on key findings
#corruption #organizationalpsychology #socialpsychology
Engaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate Corruption
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November 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Our new paper "Engaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate Corruption" is published in EJSP. DM for a copy if you can't access.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🧵below on key findings
#corruption #organizationalpsychology #socialpsychology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🧵below on key findings
#corruption #organizationalpsychology #socialpsychology