{"id":6560,"date":"2026-08-14T20:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6560"},"modified":"2026-08-14T20:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:08:46","slug":"jason-arday-ex-cambridge-professor-accused-of-plagiarism-found-dead-in-uk-week-after-investigation-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6560","title":{"rendered":"Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, found dead in UK week after investigation launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Embattled Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead Friday after quitting his job at the school over allegations that he plagiarized and lied on his resume, according to a report Friday<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6558\">Read Luigi Mangione\u2019s full speech to the court as he pled guilty to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arday, 41 \u2014 the youngest ever black professor at the lauded university \u2014 was found \u201cunresponsive\u201d\u00a0 in south London and later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the UK Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers,\u201d a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police told the paper.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6556\">Luigi Mangione only deserves contempt for the evil murder of Brian Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious. The case is being investigated by officers from the Met\u2019s Central South Command Unit. A file will be prepared for the coroner.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The sociology professor, who became a posterboy for diversity,\u00a0 resigned from the job\u00a0 on Aug 5 as the school launched an investigation into accusations that he plagiarized parts of his Ph.D dissertation and lied about positions he held at other schools.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6554\">Luigi Mangione\u2019s twisted fans unapologetically still support him after guilty plea: \u2018Revolutionary act of protest\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He cited\u00a0an \u201cunrelenting level of public scrutiny\u201d as his reason for resigning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, 41, has been found dead in London after resigning over allegations of plagiarism and resume fraud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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