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8th – 12th September, 2025

The Center for Decision Sciences will be hosting a summer school during the second week of September, 2025 and taking place in Senate House, London. It will be an excellent opportunity to learn about computational decision-making within a variety of disciplines, including psychology and computer science, with each day focusing on a specific topic.

Pedagogical Philosophy

The Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences (SS-CDS) will bring together an interdisciplinary audience tackling decision making in different scientific fields. The focus is on mathematical and computational modelling, integrating concepts and methods from mathematical psychology, computational psychiatry, computational neuroscience, computational social sciences, machine learning, and cultural evolution. SS-CDS represents a unique offer in the attempt to bridge current interdisciplinary gaps in both concepts and methods.

Target Audience

The Summer School is targeted towards attendees from diverse fields (e.g., psychology, economics, neuroscience, social sciences, computer science, etc.) and career stages (masters, PhD, postdoc, and junior PI) who want to receive high-quality training on state-of-the-art methods in their own and neighboring scientific fields.

Pre-requisite

A basic background knowledge in elementary statistics (e.g., probability theory) and programming in Python/R is highly recommended to master the technical skills, but no prior experience with computational modelling is required.

Structure & Content

Attendees will benefit from content talks from international leading researchers teaching the theoretical principles of computational modelling in neuroscience, computer science, social sciences and cultural evolution, participate in practical hands-on sessions, deliver presentations to receive high-quality formative feedback from world-leading experts, and gain career advice during mentorship and EDI sessions.

Registration

Thanks to funding provided by the British Academy, Centre for Decision Sciences, and Royal Holloway, University of London, attendance to the summer school is free of charge. To apply, fill out this form by Monday, August 11th, at 10am UK time. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached.

Please note that, unfortunately, we are unable to assist with visa applications. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

*Due to high demand, we have reached capacity and the sign-up is now closed

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Chairs

Gabriele Bellucci is a Lecturer of Social Neuroscience and Director of the Centre for Decision Sciences and the Theoretical Social Neuroscience Lab at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Anand Subramoney is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Software Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Andreu Casas is a Lecturer in Political Communication at Royal Holloway University of London in the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, and a Faculty Associate in the Center for Social Media and Politics at New York University. 

Nura Sidarus is a Lecturer, leading the Computations in Agency and Metacognition Lab and chairing the EDI Psychology team at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is also an affiliated member of the Neuroscience of Mental Health group at the Institute of Cognitive Mental Health at University College London.

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Where is it?

Stewart House, via the main Senate House entrance or 32 Russell Square, WC1B 5DN. This is part of Royal Holloway’s London campus and located in central London, Bloomsbury.

  • By Tube/Underground: It is exceptionally well-connected, with four major tube stations a short walk away from 11 Bedford Square and Senate House. 
    • Goodge Street (Northern line)
    • Tottenham Court (Northern line)
    • Russell Square (Piccadilly line)
    • Euston Square (Circle line, Metropolitan line, Hammersmith & City line)
  • By Bus: The nearest bus stop, Chenies Street (Stop D), is served by the routes: 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390, N5, N20, N29, N73, N253, and N279.
  • By Train:
    • London Euston Station
    • London Waterloo Station
  • By Car: For those driving, the London Campus is centrally located in Bloomsbury, Camden, easily accessible from major roads and offering convenient parking options nearby.