Professor & Director of the Experimental Economics Lab, School of Economics, University of Sydney

Director of the ARC Lifecourse Centre of Excellence University of Sydney node

Editorial Board of Experimental Economics

Co-director of the Neuroeconomics Summer School

Professor Tymula combines methods from economics, psychology, and neuroscience for a better understanding of how people decide, why they sometimes make seemingly wrong decisions, and how to help them make better choosers. She has been awarded over $34 million in grants as a Chief Investigator, including ARC Centre of Excellence, Discovery Early Career Award Fellowship (DECRA), Discovery, and Linkage grants. In 2022-2024, she was the President of the Society for Neuroeconomics. In 2017, she received the Society for Neuroeconomics Award for her contributions to the understanding of decision-making.

Upcoming talks in 2025

10-12 March – AP ESA in Osaka (talk + mentoring panel)

21 March – University of Melbourne

2 April – University of Technology Sydney

6-9 June – International ESA in Beijing (semi-plenary address)

26-27 June – BSE Summer Forum workshop on Preferences Bounded Rationality and Strategic Interactions

26-27 June – Africa ESA in Nairobi (tutorial on Neuroeconomics)

14 July – University of Heidelberg

24-25 July – International Life Course Conference in Brisbane

4-15 August – Summer School in Neuroeconomics at INSEAD

Upcoming talks in 2026

April – AP ESA meeting in Melbourne (keynote address)