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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Applications for our CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships (CSOS) are now open.
Our partners
Find out more about the various institutions and Universities involved in our training programme.
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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
Annie Dowse
Particles, Pollutants & Microplastics: Particle Tracking for Environmental Solutions
Erin Russell
The Environmental and Economic Assessment of Crop-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Minimizing the Land Use Impact
Issy Finlay
Dusty Rivers: quantifying fluvial flooding controls on aeolian activity
Ibrahim Yusuf
Structure and Dynamics of the Porcupine Magma-Poor Continental Margin from new Ocean Bottom Seismometer Data
Imogen Mansfield
Indicators of Air Pollution-derived Stress in Birds