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Former Cambridge university professor found dead
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Jason Arday, former University of Cambridge sociology professor, was found dead at his Battersea home, with police treating his death as unexpected but not suspicious.
- Arday resigned last week amid allegations of plagiarism and scrutiny over claims of extraordinary marathon feats, which he denied but admitted to some errors in his work.
- The controversy began after academic Nathan Cofnas accused Arday of multiple plagiarism instances, leading to widespread public and academic criticism.
- Arday attributed some errors in his work to his autism and expressed that the intense public scrutiny and accusations had taken a severe personal toll.
- Cambridge and other institutions had initiated investigations into the plagiarism claims, and Arday's death has prompted expressions of shock and sadness from the university.
