'I could not write until 18, now I am a professor'

‘I couldn’t read until I was 18 - now I’m Cambridge's youngest Black professor’

Jason was told by therapists he would spend his adult life in an assisted living facility

Man illiterate until he was 18 is Cambridge Uni's youngest ever black professor

Jason Arday is set to start as the University of Cambridge's Professor of Sociology of Education in March at the age of 37, joining just 155 Black professors in the UK

Man who couldn't read until 18 becomes Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor

Professor Jason Arday will be Professor of Sociology of Education at Cambridge University - the university's youngest-ever Black professor.

Man who couldn't read until 18 is now Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor

Jason Arday hopes that his story can inspire those from under represented backgrounds into higher education

'I couldn't read or write till 18 now I'm Cambridge Uni's youngest Black prof'

Professor Jason Arday, 37, didn't speak till he was 11 after being diagnosed with Autism

'I could not write until 18, now I am a professor'

Sociologist Prof Jason Arday trained as a PE teacher before turning to academia.