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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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
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
Symiah Barnett
At-site microplastic monitoring for rivers and marine environments
Katy Ross
Sheep versus sea-lions? Quantifying human impacts on the carbon and greenhouse gas balance of peatlands in the Falkland Islands.
Ibrahim Yusuf
Structure and Dynamics of the Porcupine Magma-Poor Continental Margin from new Ocean Bottom Seismometer Data
Anisa Turner
Sensing and transmission of environmental signals across generations