Adrian Bowman is involved in a rather unusual research project linked to the fate of the Franklin expedition of 1845 to find the North-West passage across the Canadian arctic. All hands were lost through causes unknown. A new paper investigates the “sick lists” from similar ships dispatched to find the Franklin expedition and uses this to provide evidence to question some assumed causes of illness and death among the crew. 

The full details can be found at the following link: http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_486504_en.html

The University will be hosting a talk about the study on Friday 4th November in Lecture Theatre 201 of the Sir Charles Wilson Building. Further information will appear on our School webpage soon.

First published: 10 October 2016

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