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
Year founded
2014
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
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
87
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%
Age (years)
Australia-China Relations Institute
12
Australia average
34
Global average
33
% 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
$64,767,947
Global average
$216,603,722

Social

Twitter
Followers (2025)
Australia-China Relations Institute
2,783
Australia average
9,718
Global average
19,785
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
11,888
Global average
15,795
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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