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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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
Katharine Jones
An early warning system for food supply chain resilience to environmental shocks
Ebrahim Shabbir Takulla
Consequences of nutrient limitation on lipid remodelling and the ecophysiology of marine phytoplankton
Estelle Georgia Darko
Forest Diversity, Dynamics and Resilience in a changing world
Grace Handy
Impact of CO2 rise on root, leaf, and wood production: The future of tree C allocation
Robert Newbould
Towards sustainable surface water ecosystems in India: Predicting the fate, transport and effects of urban wastewater pollutants in rivers
Syed Mustafain Haider
An Ill Wind: Modelling the Impact of the Proposed Newhurst Incinerator on the Urban Health Index (UHI) of the East Midlands