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
Anna Lazar
Unravelling the global microbiome of crop plants to improve sustainability and food security
Sanugi Dassanayake
Investigating the environmental impact of the Athabasca oil sands industry using ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry
Imogen Mansfield
Indicators of Air Pollution-derived Stress in Birds
Lu Yang
Stream synchrony: understanding the synchrony of nutrients, pollution, and water in river ecosystems