James Cleverly: Universities used Jason Arday for bragging rights

James Cleverly: Universities used Jason Arday for bragging rights  The Times

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On Friday 14 August 2026, Jason Arday was found dead at his home in south London. For three weeks, he had been at the centre of a campaign of public shaming that had turned every aspect of his life upside down. He is survived by his two children. The sequence of events is important. Not…

Sir Simon Baron-Cohen said the university should ‘always be reflecting on how it’s operating and whether it can do better’.

The death of Professor Jason Arday has sent shockwaves through academia and beyond