Kevin Guyan

About

Dr Kevin Guyan is a researcher and writer whose work explores the intersection of data and identity. He is the author of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022), which examines the collection, analysis and use of gender, sex and sexuality data, particularly as it relates to LGBTQ people in the UK. Kevin is currently writing his second book, which explores queer encounters with different classification systems in the UK, from hate crime reporting to dating apps. Kevin is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Business School. Between 2021 and 2024, he worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow on an international project investigating gender equity policies in the film and TV industry. Kevin is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy of Scotland, sits on Young Scot’s Data Advisory Group and the board of the LGBTI human rights charity Equality Network.

Work

University of Edinburgh
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Chancellor's Fellow

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

University of Glasgow
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Research Fellow

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Advance HE
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Researcher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Advance HE
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Head of Knowledge and Research

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

University College London
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Student Engagement Coordinator

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

University of Texas at Austin
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Visiting Research Associate

US

Education

University College London
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

PhD

University College London
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

MA

University of Aberdeen
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

MA Hons.

Publications

Re-Framing the Picture

Published by

Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf

Summary

report

Fixing the Wrong Problems: Queer Communities and the False Promise of Unbiased and Equal Data Systems

Published by

European Data Protection Law Review

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journal-article

The development of the Gender Equality Audit and Monitoring survey

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book-chapter

A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research

Published by

Routledge

Summary

book-chapter

Queer Data

Published by

Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

book

Constructing a queer population? Asking about sexual orientation in Scotland’s 2022 census

Published by

Journal of Gender Studies

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journal-article

Diversity Monitoring in the Library

Published by

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI)

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journal-article

Diversity Monitoring in the Library

Published by

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI)

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journal-article

Trans Lives in Scotland

Published by

Charter for Responsible Debate: Debate Discussing Contentious Issues with Common Purpose

Summary

book-chapter

Constructing a queer population? Asking about sexual orientation in Scotland’s 2022 census

Published by

Journal of Gender Studies

Summary

journal-article

Equality, diversity and inclusion in research and innovation

Published by

UK Research and Innovation

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report

Analysing qualitative data

Published by

Advance HE

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manual

Masculinities, planning knowledge and domestic space in Britain, c. 1941-1961

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dissertation-thesis