This survey data was collected in 2017 from 328 academics who were currently working in Sudan. The survey was granted ethical approval by the University of Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography ethics committee. It was jointly disseminated by the University of Oxford and the University of Khartoum. The dissemination was done electronically using surveymonkey. More detailed methods can be found in the associated paper. Due to the current political situation in Sudan, the authors request that anyone interested in using the data contact them prior to use.