Andrew Colman

Andrew Michael Colman is a British psychologist known for his research on decision making and game theory.

Career

Colman grew up in South Africa where he attended the University of Cape Town from which he was awarded a BA in Psychology in 1965 followed by an MA in 1968. In that year he participated in the sit-in during the Mafeje affair. He then worked for periods at both the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University before moving in 1970 to a post at the University of Leicester where he remained for the rest of his career. He was awarded a PhD by Rhodes University in 1979.
He has been a fellow of the British Psychological Society since 1984, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2016.