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
Caroline Johnson
Balancing human and biodiversity needs from agricultural landscapes
Tanvi Chopra
Rapid Emplacement of the Lower Deccan Traps and its Implication for Late Cretaceous Climate Change
Brandon Shaw
Investigating how fungal endophytes assist the nutritional ecology of carnivorous pitcher plants Sarracenia purpurea.
Andy Ward
Homogeneous hydrocarbon oxidation using nitrous oxide as a sustainable feedstock
Jenny Shepherd
Using time series satellite imagery to monitor the response of forests to climate change