Each training course is organised as an 'event'. You can use the filters to the bottom left of the map to organise by time period, institution, location and origin. Filters may be part of the name and different filters may be separated by the | character (e.g. FSP|LSE). Clicking locations on the map, and the events on the timeline, also toggles these filters. Use ctrl (⌘ on Mac) and shift to cycle between or add events to the visualisation. The information box to the right of the map displays details about the courses and their attendees. Be aware that data from certain courses, certain years, certain individuals may be missing or incorrect, and that non-African trainees are not included in the database.

The data presented in this visualiser were lawfully obtained in the course of our research from public archives and secondary sources in the public domain. We process this personal data in accordance with UK GDPR, for the purposes of historical research in the public interest. Special categories of data, including race or ethnic origin, religion, politics, trade union membership, health, sexual orientation or activities, criminal convictions, biometric and genetic data are not included in this dataset. If you wish, you can request your personal data be removed from the visualisation by using the contact form.

The dataset has been deposited in King’s Open Research Data System (KORDS), where it is freely available.

The visualiser programme was designed by Tarim, and is based on an earlier model designed for the afro-asian networks project. The code for both programmes is freely available on GitHub.

Click here for further guidance on how to use this visualiser.