Dr Richard Mann
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: collective behaviour; collective intelligence; bayesian inference; choice models; social interactions; movement ecology; behavioural ecology; evolution
- Email: R.P.Mann@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 8988
- Location: 11.09 School of Mathematics
- Website: Personal home page | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Research interests
I am interested in human and animal behaviour. My research focuses on how agents learn from the world around them, make decisions and take actions to achieve their goals. In particular, I am interested in collective behaviour, where agents influence each other, and the emergent effects that make the group different to the individual.
I also have a strong interest in a variety of statistical biases inherent in data analysis across many fields, with a particular focus on behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology and palaeontology.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- DPhil (Oxford)
- MPhys (Oxford)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Research groups and institutes
- Statistics
- Applied Nonlinear Dynamics
Current postgraduate researchers
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>Projects
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<li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/711-mathematical-models-of-macroevolution-and-the-fossil-record">Mathematical models of macroevolution and the fossil record</a></li>