The Sociology of Education Research Group (GRISE), coordinated by Professors María Fernandez Mellizo-Soto and María Susana Vázquez Cupeiro, is made up of lecturers and research staff, both senior and junior, who carry out research and teach in the field of the Sociology of Education. Adhering to the lines of specialisation of its members, GRISE is geared to the study of education policies, social inequalities in education, educational organisations and processes, and social and educational changes associated with the Information and Knowledge Society. In its teaching strand, it contributes to the generation of new knowledge and the training of new teachers and researchers.