On July 20, Caroline E. Wilson, the British Ambassador, and her delegation visited Tianjin University. Accompanied by Zhao Jianling, Deputy Director of Tianjin Foreign Affairs Office, Ambassador Wilson had a brief visit at SESS. Li Siliang, the Executive Vice President of SESS, introduced the history and current development of SESS, Professor Zheng Wang introduced the basic researches and main achievements of SESS in the field of earth Systems science, hoping to further cooperate with British universities in the field of earth, environment and sustainable development. Ambassador Wilson stated that this is an impressive visit and hopes to establish a normalized exchange mechanism and continuously strengthening cooperation in the future.