w e l c o m e
Welcome to the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution's home at University of Cantebury.
Here you will find information on the research and activities of Christchurch's branch of AWCMEE.
About the centre
As part of the New Zealand Government's
Centres of Research Excellence iniatitive, a centre in molecular ecology and evolution has been established.
The "Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution" brings together senior researchers from
five universities throughout the country. Massey University,
the host organisation, will be joined by researchers from the University of Auckland,
Victoria University of Wellington,
as well as University of Canterbury
and University of Otago.
The "Allan Wilson Centre" comprises
world class ecologists, evolutionary biologists and mathematicians who will work together
to unlock the secrets of our plants, animals, and microbes. How did they get here? How
fast does evolution happen? What are the underlying processes that explain the evolution
of our biota? How might these processes affect us in the future?