Northern Institute

Northern Institute ‒ NI
Aarhus, Australia

Northern Institute was formed in 2010, and works in partnership with governments, industry, non-governmental organisations, and communities, aiming to drive positive change by providing robust evidence to inform policy and programme development. Its research areas include Indigenous Knowledge and Governance, Population, Workforce and Sustainable Economy, Policy and Program Evaluation and Analysis, Education, Health and Community Wellbeing, and Environment, Climate Change and Indigenous Science.

Contact details

Website:
https://cdu.edu.au/northern-institute

Address:
Charles Darwin University, 23 Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, NT 0909

Country:
Australia

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Northern Australia
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
2010
Age (years)
Northern Institute
 15
Australia average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Charles Darwin University and Northern Territory Government
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Professor Kim Humphery, Director
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
Northern Institute
 50
Australia average
 19
Global average
 88
% Female staff
2025
Northern Institute
 75%
Australia average
 55%
Global average
 50%
% Female researchers
2025
Northern Institute
 60%
Australia average
 45%
Global average
 47%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Northern Institute
 188
Australia average
 27
Global average
 58

Social

Followers (2025)
Northern Institute
 98
Australia average
 9,734
Global average
 19,918
Subscribers (2025)
Northern Institute
 71
Australia average
 10,238
Global average
 7,443
Followers (2025)
Northern Institute
 879
Australia average
 4,431
Global average
 18,623
Followers (2025)
Northern Institute
 2,000
Australia average
 11,931
Global average
 15,938

Data notes

Last updated: 14/04/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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