| Andrew M. Colman | |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality: | British |
| Fields: | Psychology |
| Workplaces: | University of Leicester |
| Alma Mater: | Rhodes University |
| Thesis Title: | Abstract and lifelike experimental games |
| Thesis Url: | http://nrfnexus.nrf.ac.za/handle/20.500.11892/21250 |
| Thesis Year: | 1979 |
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| Awards: | Fellow of the British Psychological Society since 1984 |
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Andrew Michael Colman (born 8 January 1944 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a British psychologist known for his research on decision making and game theory.[1]
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.[2]
He has been a fellow of the British Psychological Society since 1984, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2016.[3]