Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
Headline as filed by The Guardian World. PageNews does not write or rewrite headlines.
Coverage overview
3 publishers have filed 3 reports that PageNews has grouped as one story.
The earliest report detected came from The Guardian World at 09:04 UTC on 15 August 2026, and the most recent from NPR News 8 hours later.
Cambridge is named in all 3 reports, Jason Arday in all 3 and London in 2 of 3.
The coverage is filed under World. Each publisher's own headline, summary and link is below.
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Coverage from 3 publishers
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The Guardian World
Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
Academic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on FridayJason Arday, the academic who resigned last week as a professor at the University of Cambridg
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Al Jazeera
Black professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row found dead
Dr Jason Arday has been found dead days after resigning from Cambridge University due to plagiarism allegations.
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NPR News
Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
Arday was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023. He was found unresponsive Friday at a home in southwest London.
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How the coverage developed
- first The Guardian World — first report detected Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
- +4h Al Jazeera Black professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row found dead
- +8h NPR News Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
