The annual spring institute has been the centrepiece of NEXUS programming since its debut in 2004, dedicated to a theme each year related to the NEXUS mandate of researching the social contexts of health behaviour. This annual conference provided a unique forum for investigators, trainees, and invited guests to exchange ideas and to lay seeds for future NEXUS research directions and collaborations. The institutes fostered mentorship, learning, and collaboration by cultivating opportunities for students, junior investigators, and more established researchers to interact, present, and share their research. This collection contains conference programs and agendas, as well as presentation slides and abstracts where available.