CENTA – The Central England NERC Training Alliance

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.

Apply Now FOR CSOS

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.

Study with us

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

Jamie MacManaway

Evolution of emerging post-glacial landscapes induced by a changing climate

Nathan Westwood

Next Generation LA-ICP-MS in Geoscience

Sophie Dewick

Homogeneous hydrogenation of nitrous oxide

Chris Knight

Using weather patterns and AI to understand crop yield variability and prediction

Lauren Tuffield

Fertility of subduction and post subduction magmatism associated with porphyry- and epithermal-Cu-Au mineralisation in the Aegean using zircon geochronology and geochemistry