MULTIDISCIPLINARY
DECISION-MAKING (MDM)
Lunch
The aim of the MDM is to create a platform for researchers from various groups across the Donders Institute and Radboud University to meet, interact, and explore collaborative opportunities. This initiative is generously supported by RCDS and the Donders Stimulation Grants for Focus Groups, and provides an opportunity to share work, discuss methodologies, and build connections under the common goal of advancing decision science.
Since September 2024 we organized several events, each dedicated to a specific subtopic within decision science. These meetings include short presentations from multiple speakers, open discussions, and networking opportunities during lunch. Their design is meant to facilitate communication and create a feeling of community.
Join us in our next lunch meeting! Below see the dates for this year's events and you can scroll down for past events.
The topics and locations will be announced about a month in advance.
Monday, April 20th, 12.30 - 13.30
Monday, May 18th, 12.30 - 13.30
Monday, June 15th, 12.30 - 13.30
For more information please email Catalina (catalina.ratala@donders.ru.nl).
Coming Up
Moral
Decision-Making
Monday, 20 April 2026, 12.30 – 13.30,
1.104 CPO-zaal, GROTIUS Building
Speakers
to be announced
Past MDMs
Decisions across the Lifespan
Monday, 23 March 2026, 12.30 – 13.30,
MM 04.650
AI and
Decision Support
Monday, 23 February 2026, 12.30 – 13.30,
1.104 CPO-zaal, GROTIUS Building
Public Policy
and
Decision-Making
Monday, 15 December 2025, 12.30 – 13.30,
1.104 CPO-zaal, GROTIUS Building
Poverty, Stress,
and
Decision-Making
Monday, 17 November 2025, 12.30 – 13.30,
02.130 Maria Montessori
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Language, Communication and Decision-Making
Monday, 27 October 2025, 12.30 – 13.30,
03.650 Maria Montessori
Decision-Making
under Pressure
Monday, 22 September 2025, 12.30 – 13.30,
01.620 Maria Montessori
Read more
Decision-Making
under Uncertainty
Monday, 23 June 2025, 12.30 – 13.30,
03.640 Maria Montessori
Read more
Past MDMs
Number of past MDMs
5
2024
Computational Modelling Approaches to Decision-Making
This first MDM lunch brought together four perspectives on how computational modelling is used in decision-making, spanning work in decision neuroscience, learning models, cognitive control, and clinical neuropsychology.
2024
Decision Science and Public Policy
This MDM lunch focused on how decision science can inform public policy, with talks on inclusive education, sustainable food choice, and stakeholder engagement strategies for translating research into practice.
2025
Decision-Making Outside the Lab
Collecting behavioural data outside the lab enables sample sizes and ecological validity that are hard to achieve in controlled settings, but it also amplifies challenges around task comprehension, noise, exclusions, and inference.
2024
AI and the Future of Decision-Making
This MDM lunch examined how AI changes decision-making by shifting agency, friction, trust, and oversight, with perspectives spanning human–AI acceptance, ethical governance, and predictive models of perception.
2025
Decision-Making in Clinical Populations
This MDM lunch brought together neuroscience, clinical psychology, and clinical ethics to examine how disease, memory processes, and value conflicts shape decision-making in real patient care.