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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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Our training includes lots of student support throughout and also a residential in the first year to help you prepare.

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Enolà Le Basle

Restoring the Glory: The Conservation Genomics of the Kentish Glory Moth
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Jia Le Tan

Inference of ecological and environmental models
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Jamie MacManaway

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

Microbial Survival in the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana
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Sophie Powell

Understanding the impact of climate change and elevated CO2 on tree microbial diversity
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Molly Rutter

Real time tracking and monitoring of microplastics in aquatic environments
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flooding in Uttarakhand.

Number 4 at the door

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Mature Temperate deciduous forest at BIFoR-FACE where N and P manipulation experiments are underway to form part of this PhD studentship. The green mesh in the picture is used for litter fall collection

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This is the test

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