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Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead amid plagiarism scandal
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British academic Jason Arday, 41, who resigned from the University of Cambridge earlier in August 2026 following a high-profile plagiarism controversy that also involved allegations of racism, was found dead on August 14, 2026. According to UK media reports citing the Metropolitan Police, Arday was found unresponsive at an address in south London on Friday afternoon. The former Cambridge professor had been at the center of a plagiarism storm that led to his resignation. The circumstances of his death are under investigation by authorities.
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Updated: August 15, 2026 01:32 am IST – London Source: AFP
British academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge earlier this month amid a high-profile plagiarism scandal involving allegations of racism, was found dead on Friday (August 14, 2026), according to UK media outlets.
Arday, 41, died after being found unresponsive at an address in south London on Friday afternoon, Sky News and other media reported, citing a statement from the Metropolitan Police Service.
Image: British academic and former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday in 2012. (Photo Credit: PA via AP)
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