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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Applications for our CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships (CSOS) are now open.
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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
Syed Mustafain Haider
An Ill Wind: Modelling the Impact of the Proposed Newhurst Incinerator on the Urban Health Index (UHI) of the East Midlands
Ebrahim Shabbir Takulla
Consequences of nutrient limitation on lipid remodelling and the ecophysiology of marine phytoplankton
Jamie MacManaway
Evolution of emerging post-glacial landscapes induced by a changing climate
Harriet E. Nuttall
A functional and ecological investigation into Cenozoic mammal evolution
Rachel Mailes
Exploring conservation co-benefits to biodiversity and carbon storage and sink capacity across forests to improve practice
Zak Derler
Investigating extreme wildfire phenomena and fire-weather interactions in a changing climate