The Latest Breaking News from Cambridge

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.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

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.

Evening Standard · Aug 7

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

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The Independent UK · Aug 7

Professor Jason Arday case will ‘provide racists who condemn DEI initiatives with a weapon’, academic warns

The professor resigned from his high-profile role at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir

Simon & Schuster still plans to publish book by Cambridge academic who resigned this week amid plagiarism claims

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6

Why did Jason Arday resign? All the claims against Londoner as Cambridge's youngest black professor quits

Jason Arday resigned on Wednesday following a series of allegations regarding his achievements and allegations of plagiarism in his PhD thesis

Evening Standard · Aug 6

RANDOM MUSING | Empire's Guilt? How Cambridge's youngest black professor 'conned' Great Britain

How did Jason Arday’s extraordinary claims travel from interview to interview without serious scrutiny? His rise and fall tells a larger story about Cambridge, imperial guilt, institutional theatre and the modern Britain that wanted to believe.

The Times of India · Aug 6

Jason Arday: The ‘superstar’ Cambridge professor dramatically undone by plagiarism row

The professor, who rapidly rose through the academic ranks after a difficult start to life, resigned from his post at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Who is Jason Arday? Cambridge professor resigns amid plagiarism allegations

Jason Arday, a sociology professor who became one of the University of Cambridge’s most high-profile academics, has resigned after facing allegations of plagiarism, and the university has announced fresh investigations into his academic qualifications, career history, and ongoing complaints of academic misconduct.

The Times of India · Aug 6

Zack Polanski says Cambridge professor who resigned over plagiarism row faced ‘trial by media’

Green Party leader argued that people of colour can ‘sometimes be held by higher standards’ in society

The Independent UK · Aug 6