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
Elif Bengi Gunes Yerlikaya
Equitable nature-based solutions deployment to mitigate urban heat islands
Sophie Powell
Understanding the impact of climate change and elevated CO2 on tree microbial diversity
Morgan Phillips
How to build a photosynthetic cell: a role for chromosome structure
Imogen Mansfield
Indicators of Air Pollution-derived Stress in Birds
Kaila Desai
Decadal Variability and Predictability of the Benguela Current System and Its Regional Impacts