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
Lisa Mignanelli
Fate and Transport of Tyre Wear Particles in the Subsurface Environment
Grace Handy
Impact of CO2 rise on root, leaf, and wood production: The future of tree C allocation
Mohammad Mahdi Kabiri
Modelling Pollution transport in Constructed Wetlands
Molly Rutter
Real time tracking and monitoring of microplastics in aquatic environments
Ellen Goddard
Invasive alien carnivorous plants: ecology, function and management of the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) in Europe
Nina Kinney
Bio-precipitation or self-cryopreservation: Why does pollen nucleate ice?