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
Lisa Mignanelli
Fate and Transport of Tyre Wear Particles in the Subsurface Environment
Mars Poxon
The behaviour of polymer colloids in freshwater flow environment
Elaine Hooton
Written In Stone: Evaluating Geodiversity as a Natural, Social and Economic Asset
Beth Holdsworth
Incorporating modelling and data to understand forest dynamics in a changing world
Sarah Fairbrother
Rivers of the dammed: how should beavers fit and function in UK landscapes?