Dr Dhiaa Kareem Ali Janaby, Lecturer at the University of Kufa, Iraq. To research Sabian-Mandaeans in Iraq, perceptions, heritage exclusion and community. Hosted by the University of Exeter.
Mabast A. Muhammad Amin, Lecturer at the History Department at the University of Garmian, Iraq. To research the preservation of early prehistoric sites in Iraqi Kurdistan, and to assess environmental and human threats to these sites to help develop mechanisms to aid their preservation. Hosted by the University of Liverpool.
Shazad Jaseem, Architect at the Slemani Antiquities and Heritage Directorate, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq. To research contemporary approaches to museum design and interpretation. Hosted by the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum.