0h 15min, aug 14, 2026 y - Professor Arday found Dead

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Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead.

Emergency services said a man was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon.

Arday resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. He had denied the claims.

Arday's family said in a statement that they were "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son".

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