Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal, found dead

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-14 · 20:41 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Jason Arday, a 41-year-old UK academic, was found dead on Friday afternoon at an address in south London. The University of Cambridge confirmed the news, stating they were "desperately saddened" by the "tragic news." Arday had resigned from the university the previous week following a plagiarism scandal that also involved racism claims. The Metropolitan Police Service confirmed an unresponsive person was found but did not identify the deceased. Cambridge University's Vice-Chancellor, Deborah Prentice, issued a brief statement of sadness.

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Cambridge University's Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice expressed deep sadness over the news.

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The University of Cambridge confirmed the tragic news of his death.

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Jason Arday, an academic who resigned from the University of Cambridge amid a plagiarism scandal, was found dead.

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Arday was found unresponsive on Friday afternoon at an address in south London.

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UK academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead on Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed.Arday, 41, was found unresponsive on Friday afternoon at an address in south London, according to the capital’s Metropolitan Police Service, which did not confirm the identity of the deceased person discovered.“We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news,” Cambridge University’s top administrator, Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice, said in a brief statement.

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