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
Charlie Patel
Quantifying the hidden diversity and conservation value of sediment detention ponds in relation to agri-environment schemes (AES)
Issy Finlay
Dusty Rivers: quantifying fluvial flooding controls on aeolian activity
Lindsey Selleck
Fate of plastics within landfill environments and their role in the mobility of metals
Anna Lazar
Unravelling the global microbiome of crop plants to improve sustainability and food security
Alisha Higgins
The role of freshwater connectivity in facilitating the range expansion of invertebrate invasive species