Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism resigns from university
Arday’s appointment as professor of sociology at Cambridge, at the comparatively young age of 37, received wide publicity through Arday’s life story, which…
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An investigation by Liverpool John Moores University, which awarded his PhD in 2015, did not uphold the charges of plagiarism but said they were probably caused by “honest and reasonable error”. After receiving his PhD in 2015 he held academic posts at Leeds Beckett, Roehampton and Durham universities, including a brief stint at Warwick University, before being appointed professor of sociology of education at Glasgow University in 2021.
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An investigation by Liverpool John Moores University, which awarded his PhD in 2015, did not uphold the charges of plagiarism but said they were probably caused by “honest and reasonable error”.
according to The Guardian - UKAfter receiving his PhD in 2015 he held academic posts at Leeds Beckett, Roehampton and Durham universities, including a brief stint at Warwick University, before being appointed professor of sociology of education at Glasgow University in 2021.
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