Prof. Mike Stephenson, the Director of Science and Technology, British Geological Survey (BGS) visited Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) in early May 2017.  

During the visit, Prof. Mike Stephenson and Vice Director ZHAN Renbin from NIGPAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding between two parties, furthering the cooperation in the fields of research, education and training, knowledge exchange and technological development in the multidisciplinary areas of geoscience. 

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