Australia-China Relations Institute

Australia-China Relations Institute ‒ ACRI
Sydney, Australia

The Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) is an independent, non-partisan research institute established in 2014 by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Chinese studies centres exist in other Australian universities. UTS:ACRI, however, is Australia’s first and only research institute devoted to studying the relationship of these countries.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.australiachinarelations.org

Address:
Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia

Country:
Australia

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Australia, China
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2014
Age (years)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 11
Australia average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): James Laurenceson
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): James Laurenceson
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): James Laurenceson
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Australia-China Relations Institute
 9
Australia average
 19
Global average
 88
2024
Australia-China Relations Institute
 9
2023
Australia-China Relations Institute
 19
% Female staff
2025
Australia-China Relations Institute
 56%
Australia average
 55%
Global average
 50%
2024
Australia-China Relations Institute
 56%
2023
Australia-China Relations Institute
 32%
% Female researchers
2025
Australia-China Relations Institute
 67%
Australia average
 45%
Global average
 47%
2024
Australia-China Relations Institute
 50%
2021
Australia-China Relations Institute
 25%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Australia-China Relations Institute
 6
Australia average
 27
Global average
 57
2023
Australia-China Relations Institute
 7
2022
Australia-China Relations Institute
 25
Financials
2020
Australia-China Relations Institute
 $998,178
Australia average
 $65,310,774
Global average
 $216,603,722

Social

Twitter
Followers (2025)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 2,783
Australia average
 9,734
Global average
 19,911
Followers (2024)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 2,727
Followers (2022)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 2,323
Followers (2025)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 2,000
Australia average
 11,931
Global average
 15,938
Followers (2024)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 2,000
Followers (2023)
Australia-China Relations Institute
 1,469

Data notes

Last updated: 24/02/2025
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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