The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is the UK’s leading independent social research agency, with offices in London and Edinburgh. We are not-for-profit and focused entirely on delivering high quality social research that can improve people’s lives. Our clients span central government, the third sector, universities, local government and the private sector. We bring expertise in evaluation design and delivery across a range of approaches and policy areas, supported by in-house facilities for robust data collection and leading expertise in qualitative research.