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
Matthew Allison
New North Atlantic Palaeo-Temperature Reconstruction from Terrestrial Sedimentary Archives: Implications for the Influence of the Icelandic Plume on Oceanic Circulation and Climate.
Shengwei Liu
Microbial lipid cycling in the oceans: an integrated ‘omics’ approach
Thomas Wynn
Reducing ammonia emissions is key to meet the UK’s new air quality target
Jamie MacManaway
Evolution of emerging post-glacial landscapes induced by a changing climate
Andy Ward
Homogeneous hydrocarbon oxidation using nitrous oxide as a sustainable feedstock