Professor Graham Ferrier

Biography

I am Professor of Geography, Geology and Environment. I joined the University of Winchester on 1 August 2025 as Head of the newly formed School of Psychology and Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, having previously held a professorial post at the University of Hull.

My main research interests are in the development of new remote sensing methods to improve understanding of geological and environmental processes. My research seeks to develop new insights into environmental processes and anthropogenic related effects on the environment at a wide range of spatial and temporal scales using novel monitoring and mapping methodologies. My research approach is interdisciplinary, highly applied and internationally focused.

Publications

Ferrier, G., Ganas, A., Pope, R., & Miles, A. J. (2019). Prospectivity mapping for epithermal deposits of Western Milos using a fuzzy multi criteria evaluation approach parameterized by airborne hyperspectral remote sensing data. Geosciences, 9(3), 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9030116 

Ferrier, G., Ganas, A., & Pope, R. (2019). Prospectivity mapping for high sulfidation epithermal porphyry deposits using an integrated compositional and topographic remote sensing dataset. Ore Geology Reviews, 107, 353-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.02.029 

Cai, W., Gibbs, D., Zhang, L., Ferrier, G., & Cai, Y. (2017). Identifying hotspots and management of critical ecosystem services in rapidly urbanizing Yangtze River Delta Region, China. Journal of Environmental Management, 191, 258-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.003 

Ferrier, G., Naden, J., Ganas, A., Kemp, S., & Pope, R. (2016). Identification of multi-style hydrothermal alteration using integrated compositional and topographic remote sensing datasets. Geosciences, 6(3), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences6030036 

Neave, D. A., Black, M., Riley, T. R., Gibson, S. A., Ferrier, G., Wall, F., & Broom-Fendley, S. (2016). On the feasibility of imaging carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits using remote sensing. Economic Geology, 111(3), 641-665. https://doi.org/10.2113/econgeo.111.3.641 

Black, M., Riley, T. R., Ferrier, G., Fleming, A. H., & Fretwell, P. T. (2016). Automated lithological mapping using airborne hyperspectral thermal infrared data: A case study from Anchorage Island, Antarctica. Remote Sensing of Environment, 176, 225-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.01.022 

Black, M., Fleming, A., Riley, T., Ferrier, G., Fretwell, P., McFee, J., Achal, S., & Umaña-Diaz, A. (2014). On the atmospheric correction of Antarctic airborne hyperspectral data. Remote Sensing, 6(5), 4498-4514. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6054498 

Ferrier, G., & Pope, R. J. J. (2012). Quantitative mapping of alluvial fan evolution using ground-based reflectance spectroscopy. Geomorphology, 175-176, 14-24 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.06.013 

Ferrier, G., Frostick, L. E., & Splajt, T. (2009). Application of geophysical monitoring techniques as aids to probabilistic risk-based management of landfill sites. The Geographical Journal, 175(4), 304-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4959.2009.00340.x 

Ferrier, G., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., & Pope, R. J. (2009). Characterisation of the environmental impact of the Rodalquilar mine, Spain by ground-based reflectance spectroscopy. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 100(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.03.001 

Wilkinson, K., Ferrier, G., Pope, R., Skourtsos, E., & Triantaphyllou, M. (2008). Clarifying stages of alluvial fan evolution along the Sfakian piedmont, southern Crete: New evidence from analysis of post-incisive soils and OSL dating. Geomorphology, 94(1-2), 206-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.05.007