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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Cambridge's youngest Black professor found dead at home amid plagiarism row
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday has died aged 41 after resigning amid plagiarism allegations. His death prompted tributes, while his family blamed a prolonged campaign of misinformation and harassment.
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Jason Arday the academic who resigned August 5 from Cambridge University over plagiarism charges, died by apparent suicide. It’s hard escaping the conclusion that had he not been DEI-enabled by Cambridge, he’d be alive today. ... The post Jason Arday Commits Suicide: Did DEI Kill the Fabulist Professor? Some Blame Its Critics. appeared first on The New American.
UK PM urges 'reflection' after Cambridge professor's death
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for "reflection" Saturday after the death of Jason Arday, as the former Cambridge academic's family denounced what they called years of harassment amid plagiarism accusations.
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