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
Beth Holdsworth
Incorporating modelling and data to understand forest dynamics in a changing world
Mateus Macul
Private Landholding Size–Frequency Distribution and Forest Dynamics Across the Brazilian Amazon
Hanqi Zuo
Towards the next generation probabilistic flood forecasting system for the UK
Joshua Perkins
High resolution thermal data for climate adaption to urban heating
Lauren Edwards
Dating the Icelandic lowland glaciation: Implications for future Greenland Ice Sheet Vulnerability