Jason Arday, former Cambridge university professor, found dead after resigning following plagiarism row
Police said the 41-year-old academic was pronounced dead at the scene after cancelling memoir events amid plagiarism allegations and scrutiny over other claims.
- On Friday, British academic Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, and pronounced dead at the scene, according to The Telegraph.
- Arday became Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023 but recently quit following media reports alleging he plagiarized his PhD thesis completed at Liverpool John Moores University and his forthcoming memoir.
- Media reports had previously questioned claims Arday ran 600 miles in six days and raised £5.5 million for charity, though an investigation at Liverpool John Moores University cleared him of wrongdoing.
- The Metropolitan Police stated his death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious, with officers from the Central South Command Unit investigating and preparing a file for the coroner.
- Academic peers had previously voiced skepticism regarding Arday's credentials, with some black sociologists questioning his legitimacy in the field and critics challenging broader DEI standards in Britain's academia.
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Jason Arday, a former black professor at Cambridge University, was found dead after dealing with alleged academic plagiarism allegations.
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Ex-Cambridge professor found dead after plagiarism scandal led to abrupt resignation – Democratic Accent
Jason Arday, the ex-Cambridge professor who sparked an international controversy over plagiarism allegations, was found dead Friday, according to multiple reports. BBC News reported that a man at a south London address was found “unresponsive” and that, according to the Metropolitan Police, “a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been informed.” “At this time, his death is being treated as unexpected, but is …
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