Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead

Jason Arday was appointed as professor of sociology of education at Cambridge in 2023, and was the university’s youngest black professor. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

Jason Arday, the academic who resigned last week as a professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead at his home in south London.

The Metropolitan police said officers were called to Arday’s address by the London ambulance service after 3pm on Friday.