Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 27/08/2026First panel at #crowds conference - core dynamics of crowd psychology 191
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Why do people prefer to watch the semi-finals in the pub rather than at home, asks the BBC. @fergusneville.bsky.social answered this question: the co-presence of fellow fans validates our emotions, making them more intense. pure.st-andrews.ac.uk/ws/portalfil... 6258
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Our poster later this morning at #EASP2026 @fergusneville.bsky.social @cliffstott.bsky.social - @ukri.org funded 184
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 10/06/2026𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 For the men's World Cup, I’ve been asked to write a series of Opinion Columns for @scotsman.com. These will discuss some of the social and organisational processes which are relevant to the tournament. 🏆 🧵 142
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 25/02/2026‘Don’t panic buy’ is self-defeating advice. We are planning research on solutions to ‘crisis buying’, but this kind of exhortation is not one of them. @fergusneville.bsky.social 2103
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 04/03/2026'Understanding the 2024 Summer Riots in the UK: Three Case Studies' - These events were riots not ‘protests’ - More people were involved than far-right activists - There were significant community defence actions. @ukri.org @behaviourresuk.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 1612
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Our study of three of the 2024 anti-asylum-seeker riots now accepted for publication at J of Community & Applied Social Psych. Link to pre-print below. www.qeios.com/read/17ASAPqeios.comUnderstanding the 2024 Summer Riots in the UK: Three Case StudiesThe wave of riots in England in summer 2024 were followed by swift policy responses before any detailed empirical investigation had been carried out. This paper presents case studies of the disorders ... 0168
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 03/02/20261/2 'In social psychology, the current ease of online surveys, vignette experiments and so on only reinforces a point made 20 years ago that studies of "behaviour" are rare compared to studies of self-report....' 2166
Reposted by Fergus NevilleFergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Please complete and/or share my PhD student Mohammad Ali Siyadat's survey!📝 🔗 Study link: standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... The study is on perceptions of AI-assisted leadership💻 Prize Draw for gift cards🎁 #Leadership #AI #Management #Psychology #SocialIdentity #CFBR #Research #Survey 024
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Please complete and/or share my PhD student Mohammad Ali Siyadat's survey!📝 🔗 Study link: standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... The study is on perceptions of AI-assisted leadership💻 Prize Draw for gift cards🎁 #Leadership #AI #Management #Psychology #SocialIdentity #CFBR #Research #Survey 024
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Some 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...scotsman.comHow World Cup joy for Scotland can make us a happier healthier nationDr Fergus Neville can see the psychological benefit to Scotland of qualifying for the World Cup 152
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Thanks to whoever left this on my desk this morning! Ideas on how to pay the kindness forward welcome... 010
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 06/11/2025This 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! 111
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Today'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.... 062
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 05/09/2025What 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. 130
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Did 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! standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...standrews.eu.qualtrics.comQualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience ManagementThe most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. 000
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 21/05/2025New 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 12011
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Providing 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...sciencedirect.comProviding support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergencyIsolating infected individuals plays a crucial role in controlling highly infectious diseases. However adherence to self-isolation mandates can be low… 062
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Today 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. 🧵 171
Reposted by Fergus NevilleEvangelos Ntontis @evangelospsych.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Nice! 😊 @klara-jurstakova.bsky.social @fergusneville.bsky.social Alex Haslam Steve Reicher Find the article here: doi.org/10.1111/bjso... #TopCitedArticle 2113
Reposted by Fergus NevilleFergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 13/12/2024🧵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...st-andrews.ac.ukPhD studentship - University of St Andrews Business School - University of St Andrews 106
Reposted by Fergus NevilleUK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 27/01/2025John Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/01/27/j...ukconstitutionallaw.orgJohn Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemicAcross 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… 088
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 20/01/2025At 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. 0108
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 18/01/2025I'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... 1150
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 09/01/2025On 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. 1134
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 19/12/2024A 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...thetimes.comPolice should use powers to unmask hooligans, says unionViolence broke out in Glasgow after the weekend’s Old Firm match, despite a Section 60 order 1114
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 13/12/2024🧵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...st-andrews.ac.ukPhD studentship - University of St Andrews Business School - University of St Andrews 106
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Lovely day down in Edinburgh with @drannetempleton.bsky.social designing studies for her first responders communication project. Too many ideas and not enough time! 081
Reposted by Fergus NevilleSean Figgins @seanfiggins.bsky.social · 29/11/2024It’s been extended until the 15/12, @fergusneville.bsky.social 011
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The 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/mf5v6wjwtinyurl.com 152
Reposted by Fergus NevilleBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/11/2024“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... 10652250
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 28/11/2024 My students are researching the possible wellbeing effects of festivals. Do consider taking part in their short survey, or sharing this with others. 21625
Reposted by Fergus NevilleHakan Çakmak @hakancakmak.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Here 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 2412653
Reposted by Fergus NevilleChemikal Underground @chemunderground.bsky.social · 25/11/2024It’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 110832
Reposted by Fergus NevilleFergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Our 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 #socialpsychologyonlinelibrary.wiley.comEngaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate CorruptionYou have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader. 244
Reposted by Fergus NevilleDr. Aisling O'Donnell @draislingod.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Call for papers! At BJSP we are having a special issue on the social psychology of Collective Racial and Ethnic Violence. Full information can be found here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... #socialpsychologybpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> is an international journal publishing impactful basic and applied social psychological research from all parts of the world. 01719
Reposted by Fergus NevilleDr Ben J Searle @drbensearle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024This is a Starter Pack for Work, Industrial, and Organisational/Organizational Psychology enthusiasts new to BlueSky. I apologise to the fine people I have surely missed! #iopsych #iopsychology #workpsychology #organizationalpsychology #organisationalpsychology go.bsky.app/N58LyfX 236224
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 19/11/2024See here for 🧵 on the study designs and key findings. Email me at fgn@st-andrews.ac.uk if you'd like a copy of the paper: bsky.app/profile/ferg... 010
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Our 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 #socialpsychologyonlinelibrary.wiley.comEngaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate CorruptionYou have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader. 244
Reposted by Fergus NevilleMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024New to BlueSky? Interested in Psychology? Click on this post and scroll up for a thread of 40 starter packs containing experts in different areas of psychology. #Psychology #AcademicSky #EduSky 🧪media.tenor.coma yellow background with the word psych written in blueALT: a yellow background with the word psych written in blue 1513867
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 15/11/2024 Crowds & Identities -- a starter pack. Please share. bsky.app/starter-pack... 2510134
Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Just discovered this used to be a popular drink in Scotland… 030
Reposted by Fergus NevilleMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 07/11/2024Let me know if you're a social psychologist and would like to be added to this starter pack. go.bsky.app/B5LmAbf 697838
Reposted by Fergus NevilleGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Today's university with the redundancies is Dundee. I'm really sorry, but this is every day now, and sometimes twice a day. www.digit.fyi/dundee-unive...digit.fyiDundee University Braces for Job Cuts Amid £30M DeficitDundee University has warned staff that job cuts are incoming as the institution faces a £30 million deficit in the coming financial year. 2176
Reposted by Fergus NevilleSusan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I have started a Behavioural Science starter pack - just let me know if you would like to be added - see go.bsky.app/CzLwTyZ 14219796
Reposted by Fergus NevilleJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Valencia floods: Spain clings to fragments of hope in time of disaster www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukValencia floods: Spain clings to fragments of hope in time of disasterFloods and torrential rain have not gone away and residents hail stories of heroism as the clean-up continues. 0103