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
Emily Swaby
The effect of the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extreme environmental change on insects.
Caroline Johnson
Balancing human and biodiversity needs from agricultural landscapes
Hannah Bird
Fish like it hot? Response of fish and shark communities to abrupt past global warming
Lavinia Toso
Supporting the Montreal Protocol: monitoring long-lived halogenated species with atmospheric nadir sounders
Molly Bridger
The river restoration ‘ecological toolbox’: simultaneously examining biomonitoring indices to guide catchment management techniques.
Rebecca Coulson
Investigating the Earth’s upper atmosphere using the EISCAT_3D radar