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.

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

Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutiny The University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend off external and internal criticism of its appointment of Jason A

The University of Glasgow has said it will review the appointment of Professor Jason Arday amid claims of plagiarism

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

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.

Times letters: Resignation of plagiarism row professor  The Times

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 relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love’, Professor Arday said

The University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row has resigned "with immediate effect".

It comes after a series of media reports, including a story in the Daily Telegraph, alleging he plagiarised his PhD thesis and other research.