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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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
Beth Holdsworth
Incorporating modelling and data to understand forest dynamics in a changing world
Raheem Butt
Tetrapod Diversity in the Purbeck Limestone Group of England: Implications for Jurassic-Cretaceous Faunal Turnover
Thomas Wynn
Reducing ammonia emissions is key to meet the UK’s new air quality target
Shardul Pandit
Reconstruction of Indian Monsoon dynamics in response to Pliocene Climate
Elaine Hooton
Written In Stone: Evaluating Geodiversity as a Natural, Social and Economic Asset
Susie Goodall
Exploring responses to geohazards in a dynamic risk environment – the role of knowledge, culture and risk perception