Riccardo Pansini

Researcher at the Behavioral and Experimental Economics Research Center, conducting theoretical and experimental work in game theory, including computer-generated simulations to increase cooperation and lower social dilemmas.

Member of a non-profit association advising technological start-ups in relation to science and sustainability.

Independent, non-paid researcher working on the cultural effects and social dilemmas to fight climate change and invest own resources for long term benefits.

Independent researcher in the lab of Prof. Douglas Yu, reviewing former experiments and producing simulations in social dilemmas emerging when comparing Asian collectivistic societies with Western individualistic cultures.

Post-doc researcher studying the effect of culture and social norms within the Evolution of Cooperation of Chinese people, using game theory experiments such as Prisoner's Dilemma and Public Goods games.

Employed as a science teacher, funded by a Comenius Assistantship grant from the European Community, to teach Biology in English in a secondary and high school.

Employed as a science teacher, funded by a Comenius Assistantship grant from the European Community, to teach Biology in English in a secondary and high school.

PhD research with European funding on the economic behaviour of primate cooperation with Prof. Ronald Noë at the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Attended a cycle of lectures organised in collaboration with the Council of Europe, covering European institutions, cultures, economy, and geopolitics.

Graduated from a one-year taught master course covering land use, fauna protection, sustainable development, environmental certification, and communication.

Graduated from a Master by Research to study captive primate animal stress with Dr Jan de Ruiter, showing a correlation between visitor affluence and aggressive behaviours in mandrills.

Graduated from the final year of the Biological Sciences five-year course with emphasis on Ecology, internationally equivalent to a taught MSc in Biology and Ecology.

Carried out supplemental analyses on malaria infections with supervision from Dr J. de Roode and Prof A. Read.

Studied Zoology Honours, undertaking a final year project on the ecology of mixed infections of malaria parasites in mice.

Socrates-Erasmus exchange student from Italy, attending an intensive program leading to full academic recognition of 7 biological exams.

Enrolled in the first three years of an extensive five-year degree in Biological Science, completed in 2004.

PhD in Evolutionary Biology with research on economic behaviour of primate cooperation, investigating sociology and biological market theories in wild vervet monkeys.

Attended a cycle of lectures on European institutions, cultures, economy, and geopolitics, organized in collaboration with the Council of Europe.

Graduated from a one-year taught master course in Environmental Management, covering land use, fauna protection, sustainable development, and environmental certification.

Master by Research in Biological Anthropology, studying captive primate animal stress with a thesis on stress-related behaviour in mandrills.

Graduated from the final year of the Biological Sciences five-year course with emphasis on Ecology, equivalent to a taught MSc in Biology and Ecology.

Bachelor in Biological Sciences with Zoology Honours, including a final year project on the ecology of mixed infections of malaria parasites.

Socrates-Erasmus exchange student from Italy, attended an intensive program leading to full academic recognition of seven biological exams.

Enrolled in the first three years of a five-year degree in Biological Science, completed in 2004.