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Cambridge University’s Prof Arday at centre of plagiarism row defends his work
A Cambridge University professor has defended his academic work after finding himself at the centre of a plagiarism row.
Prof Jason Arday was guest editor for the BBC's Today programme in 2023 - the year he became the university's youngest ever professor Accusations of plagiarism in Arday's work were first voiced by Cofnas - a US researcher whose role at a Cambridge college was terminated after backlash to his view that under a true meritocracy black people would "disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment".
The row erupted after another academic - self-defined "race realist" Nathan Cofnas, who was sacked from his Cambridge role in 2024 - said he found numerous instances of plagiarism in Prof Jason Arday's work and questioned some of his stated achievements.
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