The Joint Research Centre with Zhejiang University (ZJU), now in it's third year, continue to foster a stimulating and fruitful relationship through cross-university visits and joint projects. This year, CAS will again be hosting 3 PhD students from ZHU; we are excited to welcome Mr Jin Hu, Ms Yiyi Liao and Ms Huifang Ma and hope they will enjoy their time here for the next two and a half months.