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
Rachel Calder
Role of fungal communities in carbon and nutrient cycling in forest soils under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations
Azura Farrell-Mcleod
Quantum Driven Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment
Symiah Barnett
At-site microplastic monitoring for rivers and marine environments
Tijs Kuzee
Forest Resilience and Compound Events (FoRCE) in a changing climate
Lisa Mignanelli
Fate and Transport of Tyre Wear Particles in the Subsurface Environment
Nathaniel Strong
Impact of climate change on bacteriophage and virome diversity