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.
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
Lisa Mignanelli
Fate and Transport of Tyre Wear Particles in the Subsurface Environment
Vanessa Hui Fen Neo
Improving thermal stress prediction for coral reefs from observational, modelled and proxy datasets across the Tropics
Andy Ward
Homogeneous hydrocarbon oxidation using nitrous oxide as a sustainable feedstock
Maria Wagner Jørgensen
Assessing the Global Impact of Island Bird Extinctions