Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday, at centre of plagiarism scandal, found dead
Arday, 41, was found unresponsive Friday afternoon at an address in south London, according to the capital’s Metropolitan Police Service, which did not confirm…
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Arday, 41, was found unresponsive Friday afternoon at an address in south London, according to the capital’s Metropolitan Police Service, which did not confirm the identity of the deceased person discovered. “We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news,” Cambridge University’s top administrator, Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice, said in a brief statement. “Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.” The scandal erupted after some academics and media reports accused Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, of plagiarising parts of his doctoral thesis. A high-profile professor who appeared frequently in the media, Arday faced accusations this year that parts of his 2015 PhD thesis were plagiarised, which he denied. The furore around Arday grew after Nathan Cofnas, a US academic and self-defined “race realist” – whose Cambridge research affiliation ended in 2024 amid racism accusations – published claims about him in July.
Furthermore, The allegations included that multiple sections of Arday’s doctoral dissertation were copied from other works.
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Arday, 41, was found unresponsive Friday afternoon at an address in south London, according to the capital’s Metropolitan Police Service, which did not confirm the identity of the deceased person discovered. “We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news,” Cambridge University’s top administrator, Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice, said in a brief statement. “Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.” The scandal erupted after some academics and media reports accused Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, of plagiarising parts of his doctoral thesis.
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A high-profile professor who appeared frequently in the media, Arday faced accusations this year that parts of his 2015 PhD thesis were plagiarised, which he denied.
according to Hindustan TimesThe furore around Arday grew after Nathan Cofnas, a US academic and self-defined “race realist” – whose Cambridge research affiliation ended in 2024 amid racism accusations – published claims about him in July.
according to Malay MailThe allegations included that multiple sections of Arday’s doctoral dissertation were copied from other works.
according to Malay MailA look at late Cambridge professor's family and two kids "We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news.
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