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.
Our partners
Find out more about the various institutions and Universities involved in our training programme.
Study with us
Explore all of our current opportunities and different research areas that you can study with us.
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
Marie Marsden
The stratigraphy and dinosaur palaeontology of the Wealden Group, Isle of Wight
Azura Farrell-Mcleod
Quantum Driven Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment
Mohammad Mahdi Kabiri
Modelling Pollution transport in Constructed Wetlands
Nedim Sladić
Rebalancing the scales – using data-driven approaches for advancing hydrological cycle representation in a globally resolved energy balance climate model
Maria Wagner Jørgensen
Assessing the Global Impact of Island Bird Extinctions