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
Amy Gray
Reconstructing Svalbard ice-mass evolution and dynamics since the last glaciation
Sarah Tholin
Foliar Gas Exchange and Methanotrophic Activity in the Phyllosphere
Andy Ward
Homogeneous hydrocarbon oxidation using nitrous oxide as a sustainable feedstock
Marie Marsden
The stratigraphy and dinosaur palaeontology of the Wealden Group, Isle of Wight