The Foundations of Utility and Risk Conference (FUR) is an interdisciplinary conference bringing together decision theorists, behavioural scientists, economists, psychologists, mathematicians, management scientists, medical and health scientists, philosophers, statisticians, and other researchers. Currently, it is one of the most prestigious conferences in behavioural science.
The history of
FUR Conference dates back to 1982 when Norwegian behavioural scientist Ole Hagen together with Maurice Allais (who subsequently received the Swedish National Bank’s Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) organised the first FUR Conference in Oslo. Since Oslo, the FUR Conference has been held in in Venice (1984), Aix-en-Provence (1986), Budapest (1988), Durham (1990), Paris (1992), Oslo (1994), Mons (1997), Marrakech (1999), Torino (2001), Paris (2004), Rome (2006), Barcelona (2008), Newcastle (2010), Atlanta (2012), Rotterdam (2014), Coventry (2016), York (2018), Ghent (2022) and Brisbane (2024). Over the course of the FUR history, 6 Nobel laureates have given talks at the conference.
We are very pleased that the 2026 FUR Conference will take place in Alicante, Spain. It will be hosted by the University of Alicante. The conference will take place from June 10th to June 12th 2026.
FUR traditionally covers a wide range of areas including decision theory, behavioural/experimental economics and psychology, behavioural game theory, judgment and decision making, medical decision making and health economics, social psychology, neuroscience, genoeconomics, to name a few.
INFORMATION
https://fur2026.ua.es/en
