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Biography
Dr Adam Michael Packer is a Research Fellow in Future Flight Governance in the Institute for STEMM in Culture and Society (ISTEMMiCs). He currently works with a multi- and transdisciplinary team on the UKRI Future Flight Challenge Social Science programme to develop cross-cutting social research into processes of testing and developing future flight technologies.
Adam completed his doctoral research at Oxford University in the School of Geography and the Environment, completed in 2023. He was also an undergraduate tutor and lecturer at Brasenose College, Oxford (2022-23) during this time. He held several teaching and demonstrating positions in the School of Geography and the Environment (2017-23).
Adam is an Associate Member of the Higher Education Academy as well as the Events Coordinator for the Digital Geography Research Group at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). He actively integrates a deeply reflexive approach and engagement with teaching pedagogies towards his aim of facilitating inclusive learning experiences with students.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring 'smart citizenship' as a socio-technical ecology: the case of Oxfordshire, UK, University of Oxford
2017 → 2023
Award Date: 4 Jul 2023
Master of Geography, Masters of Research - Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London
2016 → 2017
Award Date: 30 Sept 2017
Bachelor of Arts, Queen Mary University of London
2013 → 2016
Award Date: 30 Jun 2016
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- digital geography
- cultural geography
- H Social Sciences (General)
- science and technology studies
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Advocating a Multilevel Governance Analysis of Advanced Air Mobility
Packer, A. M. & Reardon, L., 19 Nov 2025, Future Flight Governance: Socio-legal, Environmental and Economic Approaches. de Amstalden, M., Packer, A. M. & Lewis, M. (eds.). 1st Edition ed. London: Routledge, 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Future Flight Governance: Socio-legal, Environmental and Economic Approaches
de Amstalden, M. (Editor), Packer, A. M. (Editor) & Lewis, M. (Editor), 19 Nov 2025, 1st ed. Routledge. 272 p. (Routledge Research in Air and Space Law)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Introduction
Packer, A. M., de Amstalden, M. & Lewis, M., 19 Nov 2025, Future Flight Governance: Socio-Legal, Environmental and Economic Approaches. de Amstalden, M., Packer, A. M. & Lewis, M. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 1-8 8 p. (Routledge Research in Air and Space Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Projects
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Assessing behavioural and perceptual factors in enabling drone corridors for medical and emergency logistics in Wales, UK
Elsdon-Baker, F. (Co-Investigator) & Packer, A. M. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/25 → 30/09/26
Project: Research Councils
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University of Birmingham Framework for Ethical Public Engagement with Research
Mekatoa, A. (Contributor), Mason-Wilkes, W. (Chair), Carter, A. (Organiser), Packer, A. M. (Organiser) & Stephens, N. (Invited speaker)
23 Jul 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Developing the University of Birmingham's Framework for Ethical Public Engagement
Mekatoa, A. (Contributor), Carter, A. (Organiser), Mason-Wilkes, W. (Chair), Packer, A. M. (Organiser) & Stephens, N. (Invited speaker)
26 Jun 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Framework for Ethical Public Engagement with Research: Stakeholder Mapping
Mekatoa, A. (Organiser), Mason-Wilkes, W. (Chair), Packer, A. M. (Organiser) & Carter, A. (Organiser)
23 May 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Future Flight Challenge: Westminster Parliamentary Reception
Mekatoa, A. (Host), Carter, A. (Host), Packer, A. M. (Host), Mason-Wilkes, W. (Member of programme committee), McCalman, C. (Host), Hughes, R. (Host) & Cohen, D. (Host)
26 Mar 2025Activity: Engagement and Public events › Engagement event