Figure 1: Bubble map of recruitment to the IBD BioResource between 2015 and 2021, showing cumulative recruitment at each site
Bubble maps
These maps show the recruitment over time of one the largest studies in the BioResource, the IBD BioResource. Each site is represented by a bubble, which grows proportionately with the number of participants. As new sites are added new bubbles are created, showing the geographical and numerical growth of the BioResource.
These maps are created by linking the participants to their site of recruitment and grouping them by year. Through the usage of these maps we can see that while at the program’s start it was largely focused in and around Cambridge in 2015, as the program grew so did its extent across the UK. Although there is still a large proportion of recruitment occurring in the Cambridge area, there is a large national extent. These maps also show a hotspot of recruitment in Dorchester from 2017 onwards.