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
Hanqi Zuo
Towards the next generation probabilistic flood forecasting system for the UK
Muhammad Khan
Exploring Cave Sediments as a Novel Paleoclimatic Archive
Jamie MacManaway
Evolution of emerging post-glacial landscapes induced by a changing climate
Lavinia Toso
Supporting the Montreal Protocol: monitoring long-lived halogenated species with atmospheric nadir sounders
Syed Mustafain Haider
An Ill Wind: Modelling the Impact of the Proposed Newhurst Incinerator on the Urban Health Index (UHI) of the East Midlands
Lydia Hemmings
Assessing the viability of magnetic susceptibility as an exploration tool in granites