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Who Is Nathan Cofnas? The 'Race Realist' Behind the Jason Arday Plagiarism Storm That Spawned 249 Articles

UK media ran 249 stories on plagiarism claims against Cambridge's Jason Arday in 22 days, sparking bias concerns versus coverage of white academics.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Jason Arday Was 'Half His Body Weight' Four Days Before His Death, Friend Says

Jason Arday had resigned from Cambridge days earlier amid allegations he denied, while friends said intense media scrutiny had taken a heavy toll.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday's media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late Cambridge academic Jason Arday, campaign organisers said Sunday.

The Times of India · Aug 16

James Cleverly Claims Institutions Used Jason Arday as a 'Black Wunderkind' Prior to Tragic Death

Cambridge professor Jason Arday, once hailed as a trailblazing black academic, has died in London after months of punishing scrutiny over plagiarism allegations.

International Business Times UK · Aug 15

UK PM urges 'reflection' after Cambridge professor's death

CAMBRIDGE (UNITED KINGDOM) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for "reflection" Saturday after the death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday as his family denounced what they called years of harassment amid accusations of plagiarism.

Bangkok Post · Aug 15

‘Tragedy on so many levels’: PM Burnham on death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday a “tragedy on so many levels”, urging people to reflect rather than rush to judgement.

The Times of India · Aug 15

Prime Minister issues statement after death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday

THE death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday is a “tragedy” and should be a “moment for reflection”, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15

Death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday a tragedy on so many levels: PM

Andy Burnham said ‘it’s a moment for reflection, I would say, reflecting on how how things came to this’.

Evening Standard · Aug 15

'Tragedy on so many levels': Andy Burnham reacts to ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday's death

‘He wasn’t coping with the loss of his career, the loss of his reputation’ - Autism Research Centre director Sir Simon Baron-Cohen

Evening Standard · Aug 15

Jason Arday told friend he ‘couldn’t go on’ in voice note sent hours before death

The former University of Cambridge professor was pronounced dead on Friday

The Independent UK · Aug 15