Neil McLennan, a Senior Lecturer and Director of Leadership Programmes in the School of Education considers the future for education in Scotland in light of changes forced upon it by the Covid crisis. McLennan sits on a number of education reform groups as well as Scotland’s Futures Forum (the Scottish…
Neil McLennan reflects on the lessons that can be learned from Aberdeen graduate and 'giant' of public health Sir Wilson Jameson during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In just a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has changed our lives beyond recognition. ‘Self isolation’ and ‘social distancing’ have become the words of the moment.
Lying…
Neil McLennan from the School of Education reflects on the need to find new ways to commemorate the First World War - otherwise he warns there is a risk of it dropping from our collective memory.
Today’s Remembrance Day holds special significance for two reasons. It is the first Armistice Day…
Neil McLennan, Director of Leadership Programmes and Senior Lecturer, and a former Scottish Football Association qualified coach and former Senior List football referee, reflects further on leadership learning which might benefit Scotland's national team.
Last month I wrote about leadership in Scottish Football at a time when the Scottish Football…
Neil McLennan, Director of Leadership Programmes and Senior Lecturer, and a former Scottish Football Association qualified coach and former Senior List football referee, asks whether a fresh approach to management can benefit Scotland's national team.
The departure of Scotland’s football manager has seen newspaper reporters and football fans once again discussing leadership…
Neil McLennan, Senior Lecturer and Director of Leadership Programmes at the University of Aberdeen, writes about how education is about much more than exams.
The Times has been criticised for producing school league tables in Scotland. The debate ranges from schools needing to be held to account to a need…
2018 has very much so been the year of the war poets in our First World War Remembrance activity. The words of Owen, Graves and Sassoon have echoed around the country's commemoration events.
As we approach Christmas, it is appropriate to consider how the festive…
Neil McLennan, Senior Lecturer and Director of Leadership Programmes at Aberdeen University, writes about his involvement in a project that is creating a lasting musical tribute to remember the fallen on Armistice Day.
How do we ‘Remember’ the Great War? The last Scottish veteran, Alfred Anderson of the 5th Battalion the…
