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
Zak Derler
Investigating extreme wildfire phenomena and fire-weather interactions in a changing climate
Zachary Chu
Biodiversity dynamics along environmental gradients under impending environmental change
Shardul Pandit
Reconstruction of Indian Monsoon dynamics in response to Pliocene Climate
Osanna Chu
Predicting the loss of functional diversity across islands for plants and birds
Raheem Butt
Tetrapod Diversity in the Purbeck Limestone Group of England: Implications for Jurassic-Cretaceous Faunal Turnover