Research Groups
Seb Bacon
Chief Technical Officer
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
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Effect of the 2022 COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign in people aged 50 years in England: Regression discontinuity analysis in OpenSAFELY-TPP
Journal article
Schaffer AL. et al, (2025), Vaccine, 59
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The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on primary care contact among vulnerable populations in England: a controlled interrupted time series study.
Journal article
Walter SR. et al, (2025), BJGP Open
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Opioid prescribing to people on orthopaedic waiting lists during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a study using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Preprint
Higgins R. et al, (2025)
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant prescribing with a focus on people with learning disability and autism: an interrupted time series analysis in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Journal article
Cunningham C. et al, (2025), BMJ mental health, 28
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Healthcare use in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A cohort study in three nations of the UK
Preprint
Costello RE. et al, (2025)