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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Chris Osuh and agencies

Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university

Nathan Cofnas photographed in Cambridge
Nathan Cofnas was sacked from his role at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 2024 and has now been suspended by Ghent University in Belgium. Photograph: Adam Gerrard/Mirrorpix

Nathan Cofnas, the academic who made plagiarism allegations against Prof Jason Arday before his death, has been suspended by a university.

Arday, 41, resigned from his role at the University of Cambridge this month after coverage of Cofnas’s accusations of plagiarism. The allegations, which were not proven in any formal investigation, triggered questions about Arday’s achievements.

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