Dr Andrew Primmer

Research Associate, Accounting History University of Bristol

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Economics Department, University of Reading

Mentored in Economic History and International Business History by Professor Mark Casson.

PhD Candidate in Accounting, University of Portsmouth Thesis: “Accounting as Imperial Governance: Financial Reporting, Disclosure, and Legitimacy in British, Belgian, and Portuguese Overseas Enterprise, c. 1890–1940”

PhD in History, University of Bristol Thesis: “Capital, Monopoly and Economic Nationalism: A History of British Railways in Colombia”

Maestría in History, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 4.6/5.0 GPA — Highest mark in cohort

BA (Hons) in History, University of Wales, Swansea

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship £270,000

Deas Fellowship, Department of History University of Bristol · £40,000

Santander Travel Grant University of Bristol · £3,000

Beca de Estudiante Sobresaliente Universidad Nacional de Colombia · £20,000

Course Convenor, EC243 Economic History Department of Economics, University of Reading

Designed and delivered the full module: interactive slide presentations, “bitesize” video lectures, reading lists, exam and essay assessments, and marking criteria. Weekly lectures covered the emergence of capitalism, industrialisation, and global trade networks, with seminars focused on primary-source analysis. Supervised student research projects and provided individualised feedback.

Senior Associate Teacher Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies, University of Bristol

Designed and delivered lectures and seminars on “Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World,” covering colonial legacies, nationalism, and cultural identity through historical, literary, and sociological perspectives.

Teaching Assistant History Department, University of Bristol

Led seminars on “Introduction to the British Empire”: imperial expansion, colonial administration, and the social, economic, and political impacts of empire. Provided feedback on essays and exam preparation; supported research-skills development.

Course Convenor and Assistant Professor, “Britain and Colombia 1820–1930” Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá

Developed course syllabus and assessment tools; curated English-language primary sources to support historical analysis and language proficiency; delivered specialised methodology classes on critical analysis of archival material.

Business History; Bulletin of Latin American Research.

American Accounting Association; British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA); Economic History Society; Association of Business Historians; Business History Conference.

Native speaker.

Native-level competency.

Advanced reading comprehension.

Prof. Colin Lewis Economic History Department, London School of Economics · c.m.lewis@lse.ac.uk

Prof. Mark Casson Department of Economics, University of Reading · m.c.casson@reading.ac.uk

Prof. Matthew Brown HiPLA, University of Bristol · matthew.brown@bristol.ac.uk