- Ben Anderson - NATS
- Tom Bushnell - NATS
- Gemma Hutchinson - Severn Trent / Northumbria University
- Oliver Musk - BAE Systems / University of Cumbria
APM Education and Research Awards 2026
The finalists have now been announced for the APM Education and Research Awards which will take place at the APM Project Management Conference Networking dinner on 29 April 2026.
The Education and Research Awards aim to recognise and celebrate achievement in the early careers, and academic area of the project profession. With a wide range of categories, the Awards showcase the best new talent, acknowledge the contribution of academics, and recognise excellence in research outputs.
We are delighted to reveal this year's Education and Research Awards judges. Please see the list of judges below.
Winners will be announced on 29 April 2026.
Complimentary tickets for finalists
Finalists will be awarded a complementary Networking Dinner ticket for 29 April 2026 (please note this does not include accommodation or travel).
20% discount ticket for finalists
Finalists will also receive a 20% discount which can be used to purchase a one or two day ticket to attend the APM Conference on 29 and/or 30 April 2026.
- James Perkins - University of South Wales
- Caitlin Quinn - Balfour Beatty
- Matthew Rothery - Sellafield
- Sarah Bowen, University of Sussex
- Ousman Mbye, Heriot-Watt University
- Tayyab Jamil, Birkbeck, University of London
- Joseph Watton, University of Leeds
- Carolina M. Zani, University College London
- Juan Sandoval, Ilias Krystallis, David Whitmore & Martina Huemann , MIGSO-PCUBED, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Xiangming (Tommy) Tao, Deniz Ucbasaran, University of Sussex Business School, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
- Network Rail and Parallel Project Training - Network Rail Project Management Graduate Scheme
- University of Plymouth and Babcock International - Project Management Degree Apprenticeship
- Caitlin Quinn - Balfour Beatty
- Alistair S. Welling, University of Sunderland
- Carolina M. Zani, University College London