The 2026 winners

The PPA Next Gen Awards champion the most exciting rising stars in the UK working for trusted editorial brands, across business and consumer media.

We are delighted to announce our 2026 winners below. Scroll down for the Student of the Year winners.

Yasmin Ansari
Senior Marketing Executive,
Computing
Joseph Arthur
Deputy Editor,
Performance Marketing World
Augustus Bambridge-Sutton
Senior Reporter,
FoodNavigator
Martha Beattie
Membership Executive/Partnerships and Loyalty Executive,
Good Housekeeping
Holly Bullock
Features Editor,
Stylist Magazine
Maryah Chughtai
Senior Communications Executive,
Haymarket Media Group
Natalie Cooper
Designer,
Stylist Magazine
Marlene Cowlard
Conference Producer,
Construction News, New Civil Engineer & Ground Engineering
Tom Easton
Senior Digital Marketing Executive,
The Morning Advertiser & Food Manufacture
Lottie Elton
Senior Reporter,
The Big Issue
Megan Geall
Senior Homes and Lifestyle Writer,
Good Housekeeping
Leah Goldring
Account Manager,
Our Media
Daksh Jagwani
Senior Marketing Product Analyst,
William Reed
Dea Jusufi
Reporter,
TTG Media
Lydia Katsipi
Portfolio Manager,
Ground Engineering, New Civil Engineer & Construction News
Bukunmi Lajumoke
Insights Associate,
Hearst UK
Annabelle Lee
Associate Publisher,
Artists & Illustrators
Clara Llamas Valero
Awards & Membership Executive,
Shard Financial Media
Emma MacDonald
Marketing Executive, Customer Conversion & Engagement,
Immediate
Sidhi Mittal
Senior Reporter,
edie
Rebecca Norris
Features Writer,
Saga Magazine
Nav Pal
Studio Manager,
Haymarket Business Media
Ben Parsons
Senior Digital Writer,
Today's Golfer
Chante Piette-Valentine
Head of Social & Video,
Time Out
Megan Robinson
Senior Technology Reporter,
Retail Week
Jessica Steer
Senior Marketing Executive,
emap
Cordelia Tarbrooke
Senior Digital Marketing Executive,
The Stage & The Bookseller
Emily Tsang
Business Developer,
DC Thomson
Gabbie Wright
Senior Ad Operations Executive,
Our Media
Tyler Yates
Senior Designer,
Haymarket Automotive Studio

Student of the year winners

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This award celebrates the future creators of our industry, who have showcased exceptional work during their studies, and display promise to be the talent of tomorrow.

Our judges selected an undergraduate and postgraduate winner and highly commended.

Daisy Sanderson (Undergraduate Student of the Year)
BA Journalism Studies,
University of Sheffield
Jude Jones (Postgraduate Student of the Year)
Magazine Journalism,
City St George's University of London

Student of the year highly commended

Phoebe Pascoe (Postgraduate Student of the Year)
MA Magazine Journalism,
City St George's, University of London
Robin Hibbs (Undergraduate Student of the Year)
BA Journalism Studies With Study Abroad,
The University of Sheffield