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.
Our partners
Find out more about the various institutions and Universities involved in our training programme.
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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
Lydia Hemmings
Assessing the viability of magnetic susceptibility as an exploration tool in granites
Samuel Richardson
The effects of immersive exhibits on animal behaviour, welfare, and zoo visitor learning
Lisa Mignanelli
Fate and Transport of Tyre Wear Particles in the Subsurface Environment
Harriet E. Nuttall
A functional and ecological investigation into Cenozoic mammal evolution
Rachel Calder
Role of fungal communities in carbon and nutrient cycling in forest soils under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations
Sam Poxon
Multi-scale environmental remote sensing for understanding dust in the high latitudes