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Vaughan Southgate

Vaughan Southgate 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 Vaughan Southgate rather than just read about it. In short: Vaughan Robert Southgate (born 13 May 1944) is a parasitologist. He was president of the Linnean Society of London between 2009 and 2012, and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2007.

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Reference excerpt

Vaughan Robert Southgate (born 13 May 1944) is a parasitologist. He was president of the Linnean Society of London between 2009 and 2012, and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2007.

Life Vaughan Robert Southgate was born on 13 May 1944. He was educated at Bedford Modern School, Aberystwyth University (BSc) and Christ's College, Cambridge (PhD). Southgate worked at the Natural History Museum and was senior principal scientific officer (individual merit), head of the Biomedical Parasitology Division and Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre and a member of the WHO Expert Committee on parasitic diseases (schistosomiasis). Southgate carried out field studies on schistosomiasis in many countries in Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mauritius. India, Oman and Jordan and has published 221 articles (4,854 citations) in learned journals specialising in parasitology and tropical medicine, and chapters in books. Southgate was editor of the Journal of Natural History 1972–83, and was awarded the C A Wright Memorial Medal in 1990 from the British Society for Parasitology.

Southgate was president of the Linnean Society of London between 2009 and 2012. He has also been a Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire since 2009 and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2007. He was president of the Bedford Camera Club (2008–2010), the London Society of Old Aberystwythians (2012–2014), the Old Bedford Modernians' Club (2013–2014) and the Bedford Millennium Probus Club (2014–2015). He was a founder member of Biggleswade Ivel Rotary Club in 2000, appointed a Paul Harris Fellow in 2009 and became an honorary member in 2014. Southgate was a trustee of the John Spedan Lewis Foundation (2001-2019), chairman of the trustees of the Friends of Cople Church (2003–2015), and was chairman of the trustees of the Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends in 2020-2025

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vaughan Southgate

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Vaughan Southgate 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 Vaughan Southgate 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 Vaughan Southgate 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 Vaughan Southgate

In research: Vaughan Southgate 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 Vaughan Southgate 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: Vaughan Southgate is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1944 births, Alumni of Aberystwyth University, Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vaughan Southgate 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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Frequently asked questions

What is Vaughan Southgate in simple terms?

Vaughan Robert Southgate (born 13 May 1944) is a parasitologist. He was president of the Linnean Society of London between 2009 and 2012, and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2007.

Why does Vaughan Southgate 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 Vaughan Southgate?

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?

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