Met Police boss admits mistake over Cambridge professor plagiarism row

Sir Mark Rowley says his force "dropped the ball" after it investigated a reporter looking into claims about Jason Arday.

Jason Arday, who joined Cambridge in 2023 at the age of 37, became one of Britain's most high-profile academics after sharing an extraordinary life story.

Youngest Black professor at Cambridge resigns as university investigates allegations of plagiarism  cnn.com

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.

Questions about his qualifications were raised publicly last month by Nathan Cofnas, a one-time Cambridge philosophy researcher who left the university after his critique of diversity, equity and inclusion programs sparked widespread protests.

The academic, who rapidly rose through the academic ranks after a difficult start to life, resigned from his post at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday

It comes after the university said it had launched an investigation into professor Arday

LONDON (AP) — A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university said it opened an investigation into “new information” about his academic qualifications. Professor Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became a Cambridge pro

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

The scholar announced his resignation amid a new investigation into his qualifications.

Youngest Black professor at Cambridge resigns as university investigates allegations of plagiarism  Toronto Star

Professor Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge, has resigned

Youngest Black professor at Cambridge resigns as university investigates allegations of plagiarism  AP News

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has defended a black university professor who resigned amid a plagiarism row.

Met commissioner admits force 'dropped the ball' and shouldn't have investigated journalist who questioned Cambridge professor  lbc.co.uk

Press Association Reporters Green Party leader Zack Polanski has defended a black university professor who resigned amid a plagiarism row, saying that people of colour can “be held by higher standards” in society. Professor Jason Arday quit his high-profile role at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday after it laun

An inquiry has been opened into his 'academic qualifications'.

Professor Jason Arday resigned from his posts shortly after the British institution announced a probe into the various accusations against him.

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

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

Jason Arday was accused of plagiarising parts of his PhD thesis.

Cambridge University's youngest black professor resigns amid plagiarism claims | ITV News  ITVX

Diversity posterboy Jason Arday insisted the sudden move should not "be mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me," as he blasted the bombshell claims.

Cambridge professor RESIGNS after investigation launched into accusations of plagiarism  gbnews.com

Sociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career • Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has resigned after the university announ

Cambridge academic accused of plagiarism quits  The Times

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

Prof Jason Arday became a poster boy for diversity as the university's youngest ever black professor, but is now facing questions about his academic record.