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.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It was also a treat on Wednesday to cross the Danube to Buda to see my great friend and colleague @daniell0ck.bsky.social present our work at the European Association of Sport Managment on the complexities of club and national team identities during international football matches.
September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It was also a treat on Wednesday to cross the Danube to Buda to see my great friend and colleague @daniell0ck.bsky.social present our work at the European Association of Sport Managment on the complexities of club and national team identities during international football matches.
It was great to meet so many interesting people at the event who are applying the ESIM principles in various European football contexts. I look forward to continuting our conversations and collaborating on crowd mangement.
September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It was great to meet so many interesting people at the event who are applying the ESIM principles in various European football contexts. I look forward to continuting our conversations and collaborating on crowd mangement.
Key messages were to a) understand fans' social identities, b) empower supporters to express these identities in safe/legal ways, c) communicate with crowds to facilitate positive interactions and maintain dialogue, d) differentiate policing to only intervene against individuals who pose a threat.
September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Key messages were to a) understand fans' social identities, b) empower supporters to express these identities in safe/legal ways, c) communicate with crowds to facilitate positive interactions and maintain dialogue, d) differentiate policing to only intervene against individuals who pose a threat.
Many thanks to Ross and Yannis for welcoming the class to Tannadice on Saturday, and for delivering such an engaging and innovative session!
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Many thanks to Ross and Yannis for welcoming the class to Tannadice on Saturday, and for delivering such an engaging and innovative session!
This year I was delighted to welcome Ross Starke (Head of Football Operations) and Yannis Marr (Digital Content Lead) to lead the practical class, with a focus on social identity in leadership and communications.
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This year I was delighted to welcome Ross Starke (Head of Football Operations) and Yannis Marr (Digital Content Lead) to lead the practical class, with a focus on social identity in leadership and communications.
Our Masters students a) learn the theory of the Social Identity Approach to Leadership, b) attend a Dundee United match to observe forms of leadership during matchdays, and c) participate in a practical workshop with club staff on how social identity processes are applied in their leadership roles.
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our Masters students a) learn the theory of the Social Identity Approach to Leadership, b) attend a Dundee United match to observe forms of leadership during matchdays, and c) participate in a practical workshop with club staff on how social identity processes are applied in their leadership roles.
For colleagues in Business Schools, the British Journal of Social Psychology was recently ranked as a 3* journal in the AJG2024 list, so it's a fantastic place to publish research on organisational and other relevant social processes.
January 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
For colleagues in Business Schools, the British Journal of Social Psychology was recently ranked as a 3* journal in the AJG2024 list, so it's a fantastic place to publish research on organisational and other relevant social processes.
President Carter even once indulged me in some banter about Scottish football which still makes me chuckle.
They were remarkable people, and I was proud to work with and know them.
They were remarkable people, and I was proud to work with and know them.
January 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
President Carter even once indulged me in some banter about Scottish football which still makes me chuckle.
They were remarkable people, and I was proud to work with and know them.
They were remarkable people, and I was proud to work with and know them.