Dr Benjamin Bartlett

Researcher examining the legal and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare. PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence.

Interest in disability rights; self-taught classical guitarist; exploring diverse music genres; strategy games (including chess, poker, and losing at Connect 4 to my 5-year-old daughter).

In 2004, following a serious illness, I acquired post viral disabilities and became a housebound person. It has been challenging to find work within these circumstances, which has left large gaps in my fractured CV. However, I have learned to adjust to a life of disability and I have worked or studied consistently over the last decade. I am motivated and capable working remotely, and my health is stable and manageable. I hope that these modest achievements speak to my determination to find meaningful work and make connections. I also wish to advocate on my behalf that my experiences of living with disabilities gives an additional perspective with which to approach research.

Bartlett, B, et al., 'Legal Certainty and the Need for Governance.' Am J Bioeth. 2025 Apr;25(4):118-120

Bartlett, B., 2025 'Towards Legitimate, Accountable and Trustworthy AI in Healthcare: Enhancing AI Ethics with Effective Data Stewardship' New Bioethics 26,1-25

Bartlett, B., 2024. ‘Clinical Negligence in age of Machine Learning: Res Ipsa Loquitur to the Rescue?' Journal European Tort Law 15,3.

Bartlett, B.,et al.2024 ‘Health data stewardship: achieving trust through accountability in health data sharing for research' Law, Innovation and Technology, pp. 1–41.

Bartlett, B., 2023. ‘The possibility of AI-induced medical manslaughter: Unexplainable decisions, epistemic vices, and a new dimension of moral luck' Medical Law International, 23(3), 241-270.

Holm, S., Stanton, C., and Bartlett, B., 2021 ‘A New Argument for No-Fault Compensation in Health Care: The Introduction of Artificial Intelligence Systems.'Health Care Analysis 29, 171–188.

In my research associate role as part of the legal work package for the ESPRC funded Civic Data Identity Partnership (CDIP) I gained experience of the following: qualitative data analysis; blending empirical and conceptual work, conducting literature reviews and presenting findings to multi-disciplinary team; co-authoring a final report of the project findings; writing and publishing an original article to meet the expected outcome criteria of the project. The CDIP project explored creating a platform using blockchain technology to help citizens control their personal health data, as well as facilitating medical research which requires a free flow of this data. During this time, I received training and mentoring in qualitative data methods and attended online social science methods conferences. I gained experience of a ‘team science' approach to research, working with an interdisciplinary team comprised of computer science, health informatics, legal, ethical and psychological expertise.

I also have experience as a research assistant writing and updating distance-learning materials for healthcare ethics and law master's degree programme during my PhD. I developed a new section on AI regulation and continued to research and update the module on biotechnology regulation between 2019 and 2023.