Adam has a BA in Politics from the University of Nottingham, an MSc in Globalisation & Development at the London School of Oriental & African Studies and is currently undertaking a PhD at University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment. Adam has worked as a research assistant at University of Nottingham and Goldsmith's, University of London. He has also worked as a writer/researcher at Race on the Agenda, Voice of Africa Radio, the Institute of Race Relations, Runnymede, The Voice, Open Democracy and others.