Staff profile

Guanyu Huo is a doctoral student at the School of Education, Durham University, supervised by Professor Stephen Gorard and Professor Nadia Siddiqui.

His PhD project focuses on exploring the educational status of internal migrant students in China, in particular whether internal migration can hinder academic success.

He is keen on using secondary data analysis to tackle matters related to educational equity and education policies, with a particular emphasis on large-scale international assessment data and demographic data.

• Internal Migrant Children in China
• Educational Equity
• Educational Policy Evaluation
• Evidence-based Education

• 2023: Durham Unveristy College Pemberton Academic Award:

Conference Paper

• Are Internal Migrants in China Additionally Disadvantaged in Terms of School Outcomes?
  Huo, G. (2023, October). Are Internal Migrants in China Additionally Disadvantaged in Terms of School Outcomes?. Paper presented at The 3rd Beijing Normal University, Durham University and Monash University Joint Conference, Online

Journal Article

• Reassessing Urban-Rural Education Disparities: Evidence from England
  Cao, G., & Huo, G. (online). Reassessing Urban-Rural Education Disparities: Evidence from England. Educational Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2025.2478831
• Analysis of linkage fluctuation in time series data of nickel futures price index
  Chen, X., Huo, G., & Cao, G. (2023). Analysis of linkage fluctuation in time series data of nickel futures price index. Journal of Business Economics & Management, 24(4), 712-731. https://doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2023.20191

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• A Comparative Study Data on Early-Years Education of Children in India and Pakistan, 2020-2021
  Siddiqui, N., Huo, G., Gorard, S., Dixon, P., See, B., Bulsari, S., & Pandya, K. (2023). A Comparative Study Data on Early-Years Education of Children in India and Pakistan, 2020-2021. [Data]

Presentation

• Are Internal Migrants in China Additionally Disadvantaged in Terms of School Outcomes?
  Huo, G. (2024, April). Are Internal Migrants in China Additionally Disadvantaged in Terms of School Outcomes?. Paper presented at British Sociological Association (BSA) Virtual Annual Conference 2024, Online
• The impact of school disruption on pupils and teachers: The case of a RAAC-hit school in Northeast of England
  Siddiqui, N., & Gorard, S. (2024, September). The impact of school disruption on pupils and teachers: The case of a RAAC-hit school in Northeast of England. Paper presented at BERA Conference 2024, University of Manchester