In March 2018, the MoU for jointly establishing a China-UK Plant Phenomics Centre (CUPPC) has been signed between:

NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, China

HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, China

Aberystwyth UNIVERSITY (IBERS), UK

Earlham institute, BBSRC UK

Rothamsted Research (Plant Sciences Dept.), BBSRC UK

University of East Anglia, UK

University of Nottingham, UK