![Mavis Guzelian (n茅e Altounyan), the inspiration for Titty, on the lap of a nanny while boating on Coniston Lake in the early 1920s with her older sisters Taqui (l) and Susie and their maternal aunt Barbara. 漏 Guzelian Ltd](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-WEBboat79753_0500.jpg")
John, Susan, Titty, Roger. The fictional Walker children are much-loved characters in Arthur Ransome鈥檚 Swallows and Amazons 鈥� a quintessentially English family in an archetypal children鈥檚 classic.
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February roundup of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.
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More than 4 in 5 men (81%) with prostate cancer struggle with poor sexual function following treatment for the disease, but over half (56%) fail to receive support, according to new research.
![Operating theatre staff in scrubs](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-WEBsurgery_1822458_1920.jpg")
Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue.
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Government is missing a 鈥榟uge opportunity鈥� to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
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Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it.
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Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them 鈥� solving a long-standing research problem.
![Professor Helen Gleeson and Dr Devesh Mistry](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-WEBHelenGleesonDeveshMistry.jpg")
Professor Helen Gleeson has won the Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year category in this year鈥檚 Times Higher Education Awards, announced last night.
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Politicians and stakeholders will today hear from senior Leeds professors how a renewed commitment from Whitehall could reduce pressure on natural resources and reclaim valuable materials from waste.
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The 映客直播 and Leeds University Union have together pledged to become single-use plastic-free by 2023.