About NEST

The Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST) is the umbrella organization for eight multidisciplinary Research Centres in Western University’s Faculty of Social Science. Using advanced data creation, management, and analytic techniques, NEST provides evidence-based research that informs social and economic policy and practice in Canada and abroad.

This work was conducted through the NEST Research Consultancy, which matches government, non-profit, and private organizations in need of research and evaluation services with teams of qualified graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty researchers from Western’s Faculty of Social Science. The NEST Consultancy grants students and postdocs unique paid opportunities to gain experience conducting applied research in non-academic settings under the leadership of a faculty supervisor. In turn, organizations are provided with rigorous research to help inform their policies, programs, and decision-making.

For more information, visit www.nest.uwo.ca.