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.
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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
Sarah Grace Jongkind
Long-term ecosystem responses with natural woodland restoration on retired grazing land
David Whitfield
Working with natural processes to adapt to climate change and to reduce flood risk
Molly Bridger
The river restoration ‘ecological toolbox’: simultaneously examining biomonitoring indices to guide catchment management techniques.
Charlie Patel
Quantifying the hidden diversity and conservation value of sediment detention ponds in relation to agri-environment schemes (AES)
Estelle Georgia Darko
Forest Diversity, Dynamics and Resilience in a changing world
Anna Smith
Hot in the city: The influence of extreme weather events on avian foraging and productivity