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
Tijs Kuzee
Forest Resilience and Compound Events (FoRCE) in a changing climate
Arron Watson
Monitoring and prediction of biodiversity loss with the use of artificial intelligence
Paul Griffiths
Green roof function and ecosystem service delivery in a UK context
Caroline Johnson
Balancing human and biodiversity needs from agricultural landscapes
Hanqi Zuo
Towards the next generation probabilistic flood forecasting system for the UK
Susie Goodall
Exploring responses to geohazards in a dynamic risk environment – the role of knowledge, culture and risk perception