Freshwater Ecology Research Group
The Freshwater Ecology Research Group
The Freshwater Ecology Research Group (FERG) is a large research group within the School of Biological Sciences, consisting of Professor Angus McIntosh, Associate Professor Jon Harding, and Emeritus Professor Mike Winterbourn, plus numerous post-doctoral research fellows, graduate students and technical support personnel.
FERG research is primarily field-based, and covers a broad array of applied and theoretical ecological topics including the natural history of New Zealand’s freshwater biota, the influence of land-use change, acid mine drainage, ecosystem size and disturbance on stream communities, and biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling.
News
Awards for FERG students (23 December 2011)
Sophie Hunt has been awarded a Sadie Balkind Award from the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Inc). The money she will receive will go towards fees for the next school year. Helen Warburton has also been awarded grants that will assist her in her studies in 2012.
UC wins a Green Gown Award for stream restoration project (19 October 2011)
The University of Canterbury was honoured with a Green Gown Award at the recent ACTS (Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability) conference in Adelaide for the restoration of the Okeover stream which runs through its Ilam campus.
 Biologist named one of NZ's top tertiary teachers (29 September 2011)
Freshwater ecologist Associate Professor Jon Harding has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s top tertiary teachers.
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