Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
Jason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianView image in fullscreenJason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. In order to ensure a fair process, we will not comment further until this has concluded.“Separately, there remains a number of ongoing complaints regarding academic misconduct, which are being handled in line with our misconduct in research policy.
- ▪Jason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge.
- ▪Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianView image in fullscreenJason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge.
- ▪In order to ensure a fair process, we will not comment further until this has concluded.“Separately, there remains a number of ongoing complaints regarding academic misconduct, which are being handled in line with our misconduct in research
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- ▪ University of Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns — BBC News — UK
- ▪ Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism — The Guardian — UK
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Jason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianView image in fullscreenJason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianUniversity of CambridgeCambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarismSociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professorRichard AdamsWed 5 Aug 2026 15.26 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 15.30 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has…
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