Dr Jason Arday, a Black Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead days after resigning from the university.
Dr Jason Arday, a Black professor at Cambridge University, has been found dead just days after resigning from his role amid plagiarism allegations brought by Nathan Coftas, a critic of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
His family has strongly condemned the wave of media attention that followed, describing it as a ‘campaign of misinformation’. They said UK media outlets published 188 articles about Arday within a nine day period.
Arday had stepped down from Cambridge after the plagiarism claims emerged. The initial reports did not provide further details about the specific allegations or the circumstances of his death.
No further details about the circumstances of his death or the plagiarism allegations have been made public.
