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
Lu Yang
Stream synchrony: understanding the synchrony of nutrients, pollution, and water in river ecosystems
Beth Taylor
Thriving Cities, Green Revival: Investigating the multifaceted effects of Miyawaki forests on urban ecology
Abra Ash
Creating Bio-Inspired Synthetic Flowers to Support Standardised Monitoring of Pollinating Insects
Shuaizhi Guo
Global change processes in peatlands: a study of the microbiology and biogeochemistry of reactive nitrogen oxides
Dylan Sanghera
Low-cost technologies for high-quality air pollution monitoring
Tanvi Chopra
Rapid Emplacement of the Lower Deccan Traps and its Implication for Late Cretaceous Climate Change