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
Annie Dowse
Particles, Pollutants & Microplastics: Particle Tracking for Environmental Solutions
Shardul Pandit
Reconstruction of Indian Monsoon dynamics in response to Pliocene Climate
Ibrahim Yusuf
Structure and Dynamics of the Porcupine Magma-Poor Continental Margin from new Ocean Bottom Seismometer Data
Joshua Perkins
High resolution thermal data for climate adaption to urban heating
Paul Griffiths
Green roof function and ecosystem service delivery in a UK context
Morgan Phillips
How to build a photosynthetic cell: a role for chromosome structure