biology

Harold Collison

Harold Collison is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Harold Collison rather than just read about it. In short: Harold Francis Collison, Baron Collison, CBE, (10 May 1909 – 29 December 1995) was a British trade unionist. Born in the East End of London, Collison grew up in Gloucester and attended the Crypt School, before working on a farm from the age of seventeen.

Key takeaways

Harold Collison belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Harold Collison to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Harold Collison from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Harold Francis Collison, Baron Collison, CBE, (10 May 1909 – 29 December 1995) was a British trade unionist. Born in the East End of London, Collison grew up in Gloucester and attended the Crypt School, before working on a farm from the age of seventeen. He joined the National Union of Agricultural Workers and was also active in the Labour Party. From 1946, he worked at the union headquarters in London, and in 1953 he was elected General Secretary. In 1960, he became President of the International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers, serving until 1976, and he was also a member of the executive of the International Labour Organization. In the 1961 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was created a life peer on 14 December 1964 as Baron Collison, of Cheshunt, in the County of Hertford. In 1965, Collison served as President of the Trades Union Congress. In 1969, he resigned as General Secretary of the union to become Chairman of the Supplementary Benefits Commission.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harold Collison

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harold Collison claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Harold Collison before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Harold Collison ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Harold Collison

In research: Harold Collison appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Harold Collison in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Harold Collison is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1909 births, 1995 deaths, General secretaries of the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harold Collison outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Harold Collison in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Harold Collison means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Harold Collison out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

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Why does Harold Collison matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Harold Collison?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Harold Collison.