
FESTIVAL OF EDUCATION & RESEARCH 2020
APM was delighted to celebrate excellence and achievement in project management academia, education, and research, at this inaugural virtual event. Attendees gained valuable insight and advice from workshops covering a variety of topics and were able to network with employers and publishers.
The workshops are now available to view on-demand.
Congratulations to all our Education and Research Awards winners that were announced at the virtual awards ceremony. You can view the winners below.
Watch the awards ceremony.
Congratulations to all our winners.
The afternoon culminated in an awards ceremony which recognised and rewarded excellence in education and research in the project profession. Our elite panel of judges carefully deliberated over a large number of entries of seven categories, and shortlisted our finalists.
All were welcome to attend the virtual ceremony where the winners below were announced.
Student
of the year 2020
Emma Huckerby
Leeds Beckett University/PL Projects
Graduate
of the year 2020
Bessie Ashton-Melia
BAE Systems

Postgraduate
of the year 2020
Giorgio Forlini
University of Westminster
/Inside Ideas Group
PhD Doctoral
of the year 2020
Katherine Bloomfield
University of Hull
Research paper
of the year 2020
Sponsored by International Journal of Project Management
Johan Ninan
University College London
Branding and Governmentality for Infrastructure Megaprojects: The role of social media
Developmental programme of the year 2020
Project Management Degree Apprenticeship
Yash Kotak
Blackpool and The Fylde College
Developmental programme of the year 2020
Project Management Degree Apprenticeship
Susie Kentell
BAE Systems

Apprentice
of the year 2020
James Pearce
Rolls-Royce PLC
Lecturer
of the year 2020
Andy Smith
Blackpool and The Fylde College
On-demand workshops are now available to watch on-demand.
Note: As these sessions are recorded from 21 October please be aware that any questions are not being monitored.
How to get your excellent research published
Martina Huemann Vienna Business School &
Simon Jones Elsevier
Professor Martina Huemann and Simon Jones, a Publisher from Elsevier, talked about ‘How to get your excellent research published’ in project management journals. Topics included ‘Which journal fits your paper?’, ‘tip and tricks on how to write a great paper’ ‘common mistakes when writing a paper’ and ‘journal processes in project management journals’.
What makes an award-winning
PhD student?
Dr Simon Addyman University College London
In this workshop Simon shared his experiences of undertaking a part-time PhD, what it means to do an autoethnography and how he have moved his career from 30 years of practice in construction project management to becoming a full time academic.
How to get the job and what to expect
Cristina Mas Peiro Project Manager at Airbus &
Jo Stanford MA ChPP Health Education England
In this session Jo, head of profession at Health Education England, and Cristina, a graduate at Airbus talked from two different perspectives about their experiences of career progression in the project profession, what they learned along the way, and what they would pass on to others to help them in their own career journeys.
What is it like working in projects
Tom Grosvenor National Trust &
Nicola Benjamin Arup
This presentation, delivered by project professionals Nicola Benjamin and Tom Grosvenor, gave delegates a taste of the speakers’ experiences working on a variety of different projects. Tom and Nicola focused on the range of issues facing project professionals in complex, dynamic and uncertain project environments.
APM's commitment to education
and research
Caspar Bartington Association for Project Management &
Daniel Nicholls Association for Project Management
In this session Daniel and Caspar talked about the importance of education and research to APM. This included some of the ways you can engage with APM’s content and community, as well as looking ahead to future plans and opportunities.
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