Pedro Ramos Pinto
@pramospinto.bsky.social
Historian, migrant and infrequent poster
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The Cambridge Centre is now inviting applications for a number of Prize Research Grants for the 2026-2027 academic year. Please click below for eligibility, further details and deadlines.
THE CENTRE FOR HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
2026-2027 Prize Research Grants
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk
June 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Cambridge Centre is now inviting applications for a number of Prize Research Grants for the 2026-2027 academic year. Please click below for eligibility, further details and deadlines.
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Please join us on Thurs 4 June at 5pm when @mattinbiglari.bsky.social will be speaking at the History & Economics Seminar (jointly with the World History Seminar) on 'Nationalising Oil & Knowledge in Iran: Labour, Decolonisation & Colonial Modernity, 1933-51'. Click for abstract and further details.
Mattin Biglari
Nationalising Oil and Knowledge in Iran: Labour, Decolonisation and Colonial Modernity, 1933-1951
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk
May 29, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Please join us on Thurs 4 June at 5pm when @mattinbiglari.bsky.social will be speaking at the History & Economics Seminar (jointly with the World History Seminar) on 'Nationalising Oil & Knowledge in Iran: Labour, Decolonisation & Colonial Modernity, 1933-51'. Click for abstract and further details.
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In celebration of the recent anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution (25th of April), Cambridge Centre member @pramospinto.bsky.social will be discussing 'Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution'. Drinks will be provided after the talk. 11 May 2026, 5pm, Trinity Hall, Bridgetower Room.
April 28, 2026 at 9:47 AM
In celebration of the recent anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution (25th of April), Cambridge Centre member @pramospinto.bsky.social will be discussing 'Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution'. Drinks will be provided after the talk. 11 May 2026, 5pm, Trinity Hall, Bridgetower Room.
Looking forward to an important roundtable exploring the links betwee histories of #enslavement and experiences of violence in #Liberia snd #Haiti event on 6 May in person and online #history #slavery www.legaciesofenslavement.cam.ac.uk/news/convers...
In conversation | Legacies of Enslavement & contemporary violence in Liberia & Haiti | Legacies of Enslavement
www.legaciesofenslavement.cam.ac.uk
April 24, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Looking forward to an important roundtable exploring the links betwee histories of #enslavement and experiences of violence in #Liberia snd #Haiti event on 6 May in person and online #history #slavery www.legaciesofenslavement.cam.ac.uk/news/convers...
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The Cambridge Centre is pleased to announce its Easter Term 2026 seminar schedule. Speakers include: Sophie FitzMaurice (Cambridge), Charles Troup (Yale) and @mattinbiglari.bsky.social (Bristol). Please join us! Click for dates, times and abstracts!
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/seminar_hec....
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/seminar_hec....
THE CENTRE FOR HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk
April 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The Cambridge Centre is pleased to announce its Easter Term 2026 seminar schedule. Speakers include: Sophie FitzMaurice (Cambridge), Charles Troup (Yale) and @mattinbiglari.bsky.social (Bristol). Please join us! Click for dates, times and abstracts!
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/seminar_hec....
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/seminar_hec....
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1/ Explore the NEW website for the Legacies of Enslavement Special Initiative ⬇️
A central online hub for all research, collaboration and public engagement exploring @cam.ac.uk's historical links to slavery & the wider afterlives of enslavement and colonialism.
🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/new-web...
A central online hub for all research, collaboration and public engagement exploring @cam.ac.uk's historical links to slavery & the wider afterlives of enslavement and colonialism.
🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/new-web...
March 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
1/ Explore the NEW website for the Legacies of Enslavement Special Initiative ⬇️
A central online hub for all research, collaboration and public engagement exploring @cam.ac.uk's historical links to slavery & the wider afterlives of enslavement and colonialism.
🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/new-web...
A central online hub for all research, collaboration and public engagement exploring @cam.ac.uk's historical links to slavery & the wider afterlives of enslavement and colonialism.
🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/new-web...
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*Conference announcement*
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
*Conference announcement*
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
Calling our early career historians of contemporary Europe - submit blog posts for the journal’a New Voices blog!
New Year, New Voices! 📣
Get your research out there in 2026 with the help of CEH's blog. New Voices offers a platform for postgrads and ECRs in our field to engage a wider audience with their work.
Here's a reminder of everything we published in 2025 (contact details at the end!) [1/7]
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Get your research out there in 2026 with the help of CEH's blog. New Voices offers a platform for postgrads and ECRs in our field to engage a wider audience with their work.
Here's a reminder of everything we published in 2025 (contact details at the end!) [1/7]
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February 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Calling our early career historians of contemporary Europe - submit blog posts for the journal’a New Voices blog!
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The Cambridge Centre is pleased to announce its Lent Term 2026 seminar schedule. Speakers include: Mariia Koskina (Cambridge), Marta Macedo (NOVA Lisbon) and Giacomo Bonan (Turin). Please join us!
Click for further details.
Click for further details.
THE CENTRE FOR HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The Cambridge Centre is pleased to announce its Lent Term 2026 seminar schedule. Speakers include: Mariia Koskina (Cambridge), Marta Macedo (NOVA Lisbon) and Giacomo Bonan (Turin). Please join us!
Click for further details.
Click for further details.
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Read about Emily's life-changing move across subjects and continents:
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/califor...
Emily Chung is a PhD student in History at @stjohnscollege.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk and @camunicampop.bsky.social, supervised by @pramospinto.bsky.social
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/califor...
Emily Chung is a PhD student in History at @stjohnscollege.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk and @camunicampop.bsky.social, supervised by @pramospinto.bsky.social
From California to Cambridge: an unexpected path to History | Faculty of History University of Cambridge
www.hist.cam.ac.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Read about Emily's life-changing move across subjects and continents:
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/califor...
Emily Chung is a PhD student in History at @stjohnscollege.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk and @camunicampop.bsky.social, supervised by @pramospinto.bsky.social
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/califor...
Emily Chung is a PhD student in History at @stjohnscollege.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk and @camunicampop.bsky.social, supervised by @pramospinto.bsky.social
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From California to Cambridge
When architecture student @emvchung.bsky.social left the US for a Master’s in History, she expected a brief detour before returning.
Instead, the move unlocked a new academic direction, life-changing funding and a passion for uncovering the hidden stories of cities...⬇️
When architecture student @emvchung.bsky.social left the US for a Master’s in History, she expected a brief detour before returning.
Instead, the move unlocked a new academic direction, life-changing funding and a passion for uncovering the hidden stories of cities...⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
From California to Cambridge
When architecture student @emvchung.bsky.social left the US for a Master’s in History, she expected a brief detour before returning.
Instead, the move unlocked a new academic direction, life-changing funding and a passion for uncovering the hidden stories of cities...⬇️
When architecture student @emvchung.bsky.social left the US for a Master’s in History, she expected a brief detour before returning.
Instead, the move unlocked a new academic direction, life-changing funding and a passion for uncovering the hidden stories of cities...⬇️
The Legacies of Enslavement Initiative invites you to the launch of Nicolas Bell Romero's The University of Cambridge in the Age of Atlantic Slavery - a brilliant overview of Cambridge's links to enslavement. Tuesday 18th Nov, sign up here: tinyurl.com/mpnjrz3m @camhistory.bsky.social
Book Launch: The University of Cambridge in the Age of Atlantic Slavery
Join us for the launch of this ground breaking book by Dr Nicolas Bell-Romero followed by a discussion of its key themes.
tinyurl.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The Legacies of Enslavement Initiative invites you to the launch of Nicolas Bell Romero's The University of Cambridge in the Age of Atlantic Slavery - a brilliant overview of Cambridge's links to enslavement. Tuesday 18th Nov, sign up here: tinyurl.com/mpnjrz3m @camhistory.bsky.social
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***Please Note***
The application submission deadline for the Prize Research Grants at the Cambridge Centre for History and Economics has been extended to Monday 15 September 2025, 23.59 UK time.
The application submission deadline for the Prize Research Grants at the Cambridge Centre for History and Economics has been extended to Monday 15 September 2025, 23.59 UK time.
The Cambridge Centre will be awarding a number of Prize Research Grants for the academic year 2025-2026. Applications are now open. Submission deadline is 4 September 2025. Click below for further information, eligibility and how to apply.
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/prize.html
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/prize.html
THE CENTRE FOR HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
Prize Research Grants
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk
August 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
***Please Note***
The application submission deadline for the Prize Research Grants at the Cambridge Centre for History and Economics has been extended to Monday 15 September 2025, 23.59 UK time.
The application submission deadline for the Prize Research Grants at the Cambridge Centre for History and Economics has been extended to Monday 15 September 2025, 23.59 UK time.
Job alert! @camhistory.bsky.social and @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social have teamed up to hire a Social and/or Economic Historian of Europe post-1800. translating Cambridge jargon, a full time 4-year post, duties shared between Faculty and college. Closing date: 13 July! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51802/
Senior Teaching Associate [Temporary Cover] - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Senior Teaching Associate [Temporary Cover] in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Job alert! @camhistory.bsky.social and @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social have teamed up to hire a Social and/or Economic Historian of Europe post-1800. translating Cambridge jargon, a full time 4-year post, duties shared between Faculty and college. Closing date: 13 July! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51802/
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'Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution' - co-edited by @camhistory.bsky.social's @pramospinto.bsky.social - goes beyond the limits of national history to locate the revolution at the intersection of transnational historical phenomena.
A new global approach to this still understudied event ⬇️
A new global approach to this still understudied event ⬇️
Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution edited by Luís Trindade, Rita Lucas Narra, Ricardo Noronha & Pedro Ramos Pinto locates the revolution at the intersection of transnational historical phenomena.
Out now! 📚 bit.ly/435Ym5m
Out now! 📚 bit.ly/435Ym5m
June 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
'Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution' - co-edited by @camhistory.bsky.social's @pramospinto.bsky.social - goes beyond the limits of national history to locate the revolution at the intersection of transnational historical phenomena.
A new global approach to this still understudied event ⬇️
A new global approach to this still understudied event ⬇️
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Missed the Ellen McArthur Lectures delivered by Prof Thomas Piketty?
The lectures showcased Piketty's unparalleled capacity to relate comparative historical research on economic history to urgent global public policy and political issues.
➡️Catch up now bit.ly/3HPK4is
The lectures showcased Piketty's unparalleled capacity to relate comparative historical research on economic history to urgent global public policy and political issues.
➡️Catch up now bit.ly/3HPK4is
Ellen McArthur Lectures 2025 - YouTube
Professor Thomas Piketty (EHESS and the Paris School of Economics) delivered three lectures over three days in Cambridge (21-23 May 2025). All explored the t...
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June 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Missed the Ellen McArthur Lectures delivered by Prof Thomas Piketty?
The lectures showcased Piketty's unparalleled capacity to relate comparative historical research on economic history to urgent global public policy and political issues.
➡️Catch up now bit.ly/3HPK4is
The lectures showcased Piketty's unparalleled capacity to relate comparative historical research on economic history to urgent global public policy and political issues.
➡️Catch up now bit.ly/3HPK4is
This is horrific yet recognisable if you have visited schools in recent years. We are failing children and creating inequality blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is horrific yet recognisable if you have visited schools in recent years. We are failing children and creating inequality blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
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"Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution," @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, eds. Luís Trindade, Rita Lucas Narra, Ricardo Noronha, @pramospinto.bsky.social. An awesome book! Have a chapter in there that writes the "retornados" aka decolonization, Cold War, and refugeeness back into the picture.
May 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"Global Histories of the Portuguese Revolution," @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, eds. Luís Trindade, Rita Lucas Narra, Ricardo Noronha, @pramospinto.bsky.social. An awesome book! Have a chapter in there that writes the "retornados" aka decolonization, Cold War, and refugeeness back into the picture.
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❕New WP from Emily Chung❕
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟏
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𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟏
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May 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
❕New WP from Emily Chung❕
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟏
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𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟏
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The 2025 Ellen McArthur Lectures @camhistory.bsky.social will be delivered by @thomaspiketty.bsky.social on the theme of Global inequality in Historical and Comparative Perspective.
21, 22 and 23 May 2025. #inequality #history See: inequalityandhistory.blogspot.com/2025/03/elle...
21, 22 and 23 May 2025. #inequality #history See: inequalityandhistory.blogspot.com/2025/03/elle...
Ellen McArthur Lectures 2025: Thomas Piketty ""Global inequality in historical and comparative perspective"
The Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge will host Thomas Piketty for the 2025 Ellen McArthur Lectures. The title of the lectur...
inequalityandhistory.blogspot.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The 2025 Ellen McArthur Lectures @camhistory.bsky.social will be delivered by @thomaspiketty.bsky.social on the theme of Global inequality in Historical and Comparative Perspective.
21, 22 and 23 May 2025. #inequality #history See: inequalityandhistory.blogspot.com/2025/03/elle...
21, 22 and 23 May 2025. #inequality #history See: inequalityandhistory.blogspot.com/2025/03/elle...
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I'm delighted that Felix Roemer is coming to Cambridge on Wednesday 12 February to talk about his book Inequality Knowledge - a landmark history of poverty and inequality statistics in modern Britain.
5.30pm, Sidney Sussex College, with a response by @pramospinto.bsky.social. All welcome!
5.30pm, Sidney Sussex College, with a response by @pramospinto.bsky.social. All welcome!
February 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I'm delighted that Felix Roemer is coming to Cambridge on Wednesday 12 February to talk about his book Inequality Knowledge - a landmark history of poverty and inequality statistics in modern Britain.
5.30pm, Sidney Sussex College, with a response by @pramospinto.bsky.social. All welcome!
5.30pm, Sidney Sussex College, with a response by @pramospinto.bsky.social. All welcome!
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If you are in Cambridge (UK) on 3 February 2025, come hear @ugentilini.bsky.social talk about his recent book about the #history of cash transfers #ubi #inequality: www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk/events/what-...
January 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
If you are in Cambridge (UK) on 3 February 2025, come hear @ugentilini.bsky.social talk about his recent book about the #history of cash transfers #ubi #inequality: www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk/events/what-...
Just moved across from you know where. Hello Bluesky.
January 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Just moved across from you know where. Hello Bluesky.