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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Former black professor at Cambridge University Jason Arday, at the heart of a resounding plagiarism scandal, was found dead on Friday.
He was celebrated as the youngest black professor in Cambridge. Now Jason Arday has died according to media reports. Only a few days ago he had declared his resignation after plagiarism.
Cambridge's Youngest Black Professor Found Dead: 'Unexpected, but Not Believed to Be Suspicious'
Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who resigned last week amid allegations of academic misconduct, has died aged 41. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a property in south London by the London Ambulance Service shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday after reports that a man had been found unresponsive. A police spokesperson said a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. While authorities have not formal…
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