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.