Belfast university to investigate work co-authored by academic in plagiarism row
Belfast university to investigate work co-authored by academic in plagiarism rowImage caption, Queen's University Belfast had published a paper on its academic research site co-authored by Arday and other academics from the universityByRobbie MeredithEducation and arts…
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Belfast university to investigate work co-authored by academic in plagiarism rowImage caption, Queen's University Belfast had published a paper on its academic research site co-authored by Arday and other academics from the universityByRobbie MeredithEducation and arts correspondent, BBC News NIPublished5 minutes agoQueen's University Belfast (QUB) is investigating work it published that was co-authored by Prof Jason Arday, who has resigned from his University of Cambridge roles following allegations of plagiarism.The paper, published in 2021, looked at the impact of what was taught in universities on "Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) learners" and "academics of colour".Queen's had published a paper on its academic research site co-authored by Arday and other academics from the…
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