Successful participants came from 11 universities (Aberdeen, Abertay Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Heriot-Watt, Queen Margaret, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde, and University of the Highlands and Islands), and one research consultancy company (ERS).

| Dr Julia Allan | School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen |
| Dr Thomas Aspray | Solidsense Ltd, and Environmental Reclamation Services Ltd |
| Dr Leif Azzopardi | Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde |
| Dr Catherine Berry | Centre for Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Henry Bookey | Energy and Guided Wave Optics, Fraunhofer CAP UK |
| Dr Qin Chen | Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University |
| Dr Emilie Combet | School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Paul Crook | Research Scientist at Facebook |
| Dr Sarah Dillon | Faculty of English, Cambridge University |
| Dr Mary Doherty | Institute of Health Research and Innovation, University of the Highlands and Islands |
| Dr Jennifer Gregory | Institute of Medical Science, University of Aberdeen |
| Dr Heather Haynes | School of Engineering, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Stefan Hild | Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics, Maastricht University |
| Dr Euan Kay | School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews |
| Dr Lorraine Kerr | Commercial Relations Manager, Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Christine Knight | Science Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Per Ola Kristensson | Engineering Design Centre, Cambridge University |
| Dr Richard Kyle | School of Health & Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University |
| Dr Sarah Martin | Head of Survey Strategy, Scottish Government |
| Dr David McGuire | Department of Management and HRM, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Dr Abel Polese | Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction, Dublin City University/ School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University |
| Dr Stella Pytharouli | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde |
| Dr Stuart Reid | Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Strathclyde |
| Dr Kenneth Scott-Brown | School of Applied Sciences, Division of Psychology and Forensic Sciences, University of Abertay |
| Dr Jane Stanley | School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Manlio Tassieri | School of Engineering, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Annie Tindley | School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University |
| Dr Catherine Tsang | The Royal Society of Medicine/ International Society of Cocoa and Chocolate in Health and Medicine |
| Dr Maria Valdes-Hernandez | Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Marjon van der Pol | Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen |
| Dr Andrew Wodehouse | Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde |