Our judges 2026 | The Royal Town Planning Institute

Our judges 2026

The RTPI Awards for Research Excellence would not be possible without the hard work of our excellent judges, who have volunteered their time to read and judge the submitted entries according to their personal and professional expertise. This year we have a mix of returning and new judges, who we are delighted to introduce below.

John Acres MSc DipTp MRTPI

Chairman of the RTPI Trust and Former President of the RTPI

Richard Blyth FRTPI

Member of the European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP-CEU)

Ifeanyi Chukwujekwu

Principal EIA Consultant at WSP

Place Programme Director at West Sussex Council

Director at Engain

Gillian Dick

Spatial Planning Manager at Glasgow City Council

Richard Dunning

Professor of Land Economy and Housing at University of Liverpool

Chris Foye

Lecturer in Real Estate and Planning at Bartlett School of Planning, UCL

Dr Peter Geraghty FRTPI FAcSS

Ian Green MRTPI

Director of Culpin Planning Limited (UK) and Vice-President of Oxford Civic Society

Vincent Goodstadt

Former President of the RTPI

Dr Sepideh Hajisoltani MRTPI IHBC

Town Planner at Aberdeen City Council

Vanessa Harrison

Principal Policy Officer at Greater London Authority

Dr Andrew Hoolachan

Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning at University of Glasgow

Lecturer in Urban Design at University of Manchester

Dr Meadhbh Maguire

Principal Planner at Highland Council

Visiting Professor at UCL

Dr. Joanne Oldfield

Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University

Dr. Rob Richardson

Lecturer in Urban Planning Placemaking, University of Manchester

Dr Simeon Shtebunaev

Senior Researcher at Social Life

Professor of Sustainable Built Environments at University of the West of England

Former President of the RTPI

Lecturer in Urban Planning at University of Manchester

Former President of the RTPI

Dr. Caterina Villani

Assistant Professor at University College Dublin