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.
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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
Jiacheng (Allen) Gao
Mitigation of Methane Emissions from Peatlands – a Role for Micro-propagated Sphagnum-Associated Methanotrophs
Raheem Butt
Tetrapod Diversity in the Purbeck Limestone Group of England: Implications for Jurassic-Cretaceous Faunal Turnover
Harriet E. Nuttall
A functional and ecological investigation into Cenozoic mammal evolution
Sarah Tholin
Foliar Gas Exchange and Methanotrophic Activity in the Phyllosphere
Lisa Mignanelli
Fate and Transport of Tyre Wear Particles in the Subsurface Environment
Mollie Lowrie
Fen Farming Futures: Benefits and drawbacks of sustainable farming on organic soils