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
Lai See Wing, Belle
Environmental maternal effects and intergenerational inheritance
Samuel Richardson
The effects of immersive exhibits on animal behaviour, welfare, and zoo visitor learning
Gemma Shaw
Contaminants in saprolite: an overlooked hotspot of environmental concern?
Sarah Fairbrother
Rivers of the dammed: how should beavers fit and function in UK landscapes?
Katy Ross
Sheep versus sea-lions? Quantifying human impacts on the carbon and greenhouse gas balance of peatlands in the Falkland Islands.