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
Symiah Barnett
At-site microplastic monitoring for rivers and marine environments
Enolà Le Basle
Restoring the Glory: The Conservation Genomics of the Kentish Glory Moth
Chris Knight
Using weather patterns and AI to understand crop yield variability and prediction
Jamie MacManaway
Evolution of emerging post-glacial landscapes induced by a changing climate
Issy Finlay
Dusty Rivers: quantifying fluvial flooding controls on aeolian activity