The Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA), is a consortium of research-intensive Universities and research institutes that are working together to provide excellence in doctoral research training in Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Study with us
Explore all of our current opportunities and different research areas that you can study with us.
Our partners
Find out more about the various institutions and Universities involved in our training programme.
Training schedule
Our training includes lots of student support throughout and also a residential in the first year to help you prepare.
Our student stories
Nina Kinney
Bio-precipitation or self-cryopreservation: Why does pollen nucleate ice?
Tinotendashe Pori
Rift Valley fever virus at a wildlife livestock interface: how do host and mosquito ecology influence infection dynamics?
Caroline Johnson
Balancing human and biodiversity needs from agricultural landscapes
David Whitfield
Working with natural processes to adapt to climate change and to reduce flood risk