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
Harshawardhan Borde
Luminescence dating is a tool to interrogate multi-scale coastal landscape response, Cape South Coast, South Africa
Samuel Richardson
The effects of immersive exhibits on animal behaviour, welfare, and zoo visitor learning
Jamie MacManaway
Evolution of emerging post-glacial landscapes induced by a changing climate
Arron Watson
Monitoring and prediction of biodiversity loss with the use of artificial intelligence
Anna Lazar
Unravelling the global microbiome of crop plants to improve sustainability and food security
Charlie Patel
Quantifying the hidden diversity and conservation value of sediment detention ponds in relation to agri-environment schemes (AES)