Academics call for independent probe of Cambridge professor appointment process | ITV News - ITVX

Academics call for independent probe of Cambridge professor appointment process | ITV News  ITVX

Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who is part of the group, says Cambridge should not be "marking its own homework".

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

Officials confirmed the investigation into its youngest ever black professor would 'feed into a review of the process for the appointment of senior academic roles'.

Cambridge academics demand independent inquiry into appointment of Jason Arday as professor  lbc.co.uk

A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university opened an investigation into “new information” about his academic qualifications.

A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest black professor ever at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university opened an investigation into “new information” about his academic qualifications. Professor Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became a Cambridge professor in 2023, announced his de

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.

Jason Arday is the British sociologist and academic who rose to international prominence in 2023 as the youngest Black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge.

The scandal has been seized upon by some conservative newspapers and commentators, who have labelled Jason Arday as a ‘poster boy’ for DEI policies