Adam graduated from UCD in 2017 with a BA in Philosophy. During his time in UCD, he was the science editor of the College Tribune, where he guided the paper to place a greater emphasis on environmental issues. In 2020, he wrote an article about COVID-19 misinformation for the College Tribune which was viewed over 30,000 times and was praised by a number of public figures. He went on to complete an MSc in Climate Change: Policy, Media and Society from DCU in 2020. Adam is the founder of the website ‘Small Change’, a blog which discusses the science and ethics around global issues from climate change to income inequality. Before coming to DCU, he worked as both a bookseller and a landscape gardener.