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Jason Arday is now the stick the right will use to beat back racial equality. Don’t let that happen

The UK is far from equality in academia or society. You don’t need a Cambridge degree to see that Arday’s story is being used to stop any progress in its tracks, says journalist and academic Afua Hirsch

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge university hired academic who supported terror group

TOI correspondent from London: Cambridge University hired an academic who once supported proscribed Islamist terror group Hizb ut-Tahrir, described Western education as a “threat” to Muslims and condemned democracy.

The Times of India

‘Always cracking jokes’: questions raised over Jason Arday’s claim he was non-verbal as a child

Fellow pupils at his primary school have challenged Cambridge academic’s story, though others support it

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Jason Arday’s life may be a warped fantasy. But so is this conversation around DEI

Cambridge’s youngest Black professor has resigned. But the discourse around his departure is rooted in its own distorted reality

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Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment

Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice says she recognises the ‘difficult case’ has damaged the university

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University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to ‘baseless’ investigation, judge rules

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How Many More Jason Ardays Are There?

I am intrigued by the story of Jason Arday, who recently resigned his professorship at Cambridge. Most of the press… The post How Many More Jason Ardays Are There? appeared first on Reason.com.

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British defence startup building missile interceptors hits £2.5bn valuation - just two years after launching

Cambridge Aerospace develops interceptor systems to use against drones

The Independent UK

The Jason Arday controversy: Explaining the University of Cambridge scandal rocking British academia

A high-profile plagiarism row has led to one of the biggest academic scandals in the UK's history. It centers on Professor Jason Arday, the new poster boy in an ongoing culture war centered around "wokeness" and DEI. His controversial memoir is set to published later this month.

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Jason Arday cancels book tour after plagiarism controversy

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‘Men have 30 seconds to get a laugh. Women have 10’: standup Bella Hull on proving herself in rough clubs

She started standup at 17 playing ‘unsafe basements’ and braving revolting hecklers – and even worse headline acts. Now she writes for SNL and is giving Edinburgh a blast of her surreal comedy

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Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday cancels book tour amid plagiarism row

A bookshop event and a conference speech featuring the former Cambridge University professor have been called off

The Independent UK

Jason Arday denies plagiarism and lying about his achievements; Cambridge is now reviewing the process that led to his appointment

The University of Cambridge is reviewing the way it appoints senior academics after the resignation of Professor Jason Arday, whose career and academic record have come under intense scrutiny.

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‘Old racist wine in a new bottle’: Black academics respond to Jason Arday affair

Figures in higher education feel double standards are being used to delegitimise work of minority groups

Evening Standard

Glasgow University to review its past appointment of Jason Arday

Jason Arday’s resignation from Cambridge followed a series of media reports alleging he plagiarised his PhD thesis.

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The Guardian view on Jason Arday: diversity advocates must stand firm

Editorial: Serious failings by one academic, and his bosses at the University of Cambridge, should not be allowed to undermine wider progressive goals

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Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday

Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutiny

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Cambridge must not mark own homework with review in plagiarism row – academic

It comes after the university confirmed it would continue its investigation into Professor Jason Arday, who quit on Wednesday.

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Cambridge to review hiring process amid plagiarism row

LONDON - The University of Cambridge said Friday that it would be reviewing its hiring process for senior roles as it probes claims of plagiarism by a professor who resigned this week.

Evening Standard

Cambridge to continue probe into professor at centre of plagiarism row

Professor Jason Arday quit his high-profile role at the prestigious university on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Who is professor Jason Arday and why was he forced to resign from Cambridge?

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Cambridge gives update after professor quit amid plagiarism row

Professor Jason Arday stepped down from his role earlier this week

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Friday briefing: What the Jason Arday row reveals about equality in modern Britain

In today’s newsletter: Reputational power operates unevenly across elite organisations in British public life, shaping whose mistakes become scandals and whose are quietly absorbed

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Dons call for Cambridge leaders to take blame for Jason Arday appointment

Exclusive: Academics call for inquiry, saying university must be held accountable for ‘grotesque racism unleashed’

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