The research is being conducted by a team of researchers working across the Sociology Departments at the Open University and the University of Manchester. These are:

Prof Tony Bennett, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, Australia (Project Director)
Prof Mike Savage, University of York
Prof Elizabeth Silva, Open University
Prof Alan Warde, University of Manchester
Modesto Gayo-Cal, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales e Historia, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile (Senior Lecturer)
Dr David Wright, Warwick University (Associate Professor)

The work of this team is complemented by that of the following Research Associates from the two universities. These are contributing to the project from the perspective of the specific areas of interest indicated.

Prof Fiona Devine, University of Manchester (class analysis)
Prof Beverly Skeggs, Goldsmiths College, London (class and gender theory)
Dr Andrew Trigg, Open University (the relations between economic and cultural capital)
Prof Kath Woodward, Open University (sports participation, gender and ethnicity)