Xiaojie graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University with a B. Eng. in Industrial Engineering in 2019. After receiving her MSc in Water Engineering with Distinction at the University of Exeter in 2020, she continued her study in this field as a PhD student at the university with China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships.

Xiaojie is working on how to reduce domestic water demand through the identification of less water efficient activities and development of visualisation aids to influence consumption behaviours and optimise demand management strategies capable of reducing water consumption.