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Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge University professor Jason Arday
Coroner Julian Morris said 30,000 people attended a vigil as police found no signs of foul play and he awaited reports on the sudden death.
On Wednesday, an inquest opened at London Inner South Coroner's Court into the death of Professor Jason Arday, with Coroner Dr. Julian Morris stating he suspects Arday died an "unnatural death" 12 days ago in Battersea.
Intense media scrutiny over plagiarism allegations prompted Arday to resign from Cambridge University earlier this month after reports alleged his 2015 Ph.D. thesis contained "identical or near-identical" passages to earlier research.
More than 7,900 donors contributed over 224,000 pounds to a memorial fundraiser for Arday, with Sir Patrick Vernon stating the family is "deeply moved by the extraordinary support" they have received.
Arday's memoir, "Great And Unfortunate Things," is scheduled for publication in the UK on Thursday, detailing his journey from a non-verbal child to Cambridge's youngest Black professor.
Nathan Cofnas, who raised the qualifications questions, was suspended from Ghent University last week, while the Belgian institution stated Arday's death "should prompt reflection" regarding its opposition to "discrimination, hatred and racism.
The professor at the prestigious British university had resigned on charges of high-profile plagiarism, before being found dead at his home nine days later.
A forensic investigation into the death of Jason Arday, a former professor at the University of Cambridge who was found dead in August after high-profile accusations of plagiarism, officially began on Wednesday with a first hearing in London.