On the morning of August 12, 2019, Ian Graham, professor of the Department of Biology, University of York, Fellow of the Royal Society of the UK, visited XJTU and met with XJTU President, Wang Shuguo. In March of 2019, Professor Graham visited XJTU and established research cooperation with XJTU's Professor Ye Kai, who jointly published an article in Science. During this visit, Professor Graham said that he hoped more in-depth cooperation in different fields would be carried out between the two universities, more students and teachers exchange programs would be promoted, and the strategic partnership between the universities would be intensified.