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Research Groups
Seb Bacon
Chief Technology Officer
Professor of Research Software Engineering
Seb Bacon is responsible for all the the software-related outputs of the Bennett Institute. Prior to this, he was CTO at OpenCorporates, creating the largest open database of corporate data in the world. Elsewhere, he has been responsible for the design and deployment of the international Freedom of Information software, Alaveteli; and was founder of Democracy Club, an organisation dedicated to transparency in the operation of UK elections.
Recent publications
Ethnic differences in Long COVID diagnosed in primary care in England (2020–2022): an observational cohort study using OpenSAFELY
Journal article
Mallinson PA. et al, (2026), Lancet Regional Health Europe, 63
Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY
Journal article
Russell MD. et al, (2026), BMJ, 392
OpenSAFELY: Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination in Children and Adolescents
Journal article
Andrews CD. et al, (2026), Epidemiology Cambridge Mass, 37, 141 - 151
Outpatient hospital attendances in people with rheumatoid arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: a cohort study in three nations of the UK
Journal article
Costello RE. et al, (2026), Rheumatology, 65
Pregnancy-related clinical codes in unlikely populations in primary care (Preprint)
Preprint
Curtis H. et al, (2025)