Tim Preston of Tain graduated from the Robert Gordon University with an MSc in International Tourism Management, and also from the University of the West of Scotland with a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods, en route to a PhD, with the Centre for Remote and Rural Studies, at the UHI.

Eilidh MacLeod Parr graduated BSc (with merit) in nursing from the University of Stirling. She is a former pupil of Drakies Primary School and Dingwall Academy.