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
Nina Kinney
Bio-precipitation or self-cryopreservation: Why does pollen nucleate ice?
Samuel Richardson
The effects of immersive exhibits on animal behaviour, welfare, and zoo visitor learning
Nicholas Lugg
High frequency water quality sensor networks for monitoring hot spots and hot moments of urban and rural water pollution in real-time
Connor Young
Creating just, healthy cities: challenging inequalities in health deprivation from air pollution in minority communities
Emily Swaby
The effect of the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extreme environmental change on insects.
Claire Richards
Tracing the source of Brazil nut contamination using advanced mass spectrometric methods