Doctoral Researcher David Stanton Appointed as Fellow to the Royal Geographical Society

Congratulations to postgraduate research student David Stanton on his appointment of Fellow to the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in recognition of his extensive contributions to expedition medicine and field-based cartography. Before joining the University of Nottingham and the Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Terrorism (SUIT), David spent 18 years working in pre-hospital emergency and expedition medicine, including over a decade in special operations rescue. His Fellowship acknowledges the significant body of work developed during this period of his career.

Across several dozen deployments and expeditions, David applied advanced micro-terrain analysis and field cartographic methods to support the rapid extraction of injured personnel in natural disaster, humanitarian, and conflict environments. His operational work relied heavily on terrain assessment, cartographic interpretation, and autonomous field navigation to plan and execute complex medical operations in hazardous and remote areas. This expertise, along with his contributions to the education and training of medical practitioners across both civilian and military domains, has been formally recognized by the RGS. David now focuses his doctoral research on medical intelligence (MEDINT) and continues to teach expedition and conflict medicine at the University of Nottingham Medical School and with international organizations abroad.

Congratulations David from all at the School of Politics and International Relations.