# Black professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row found dead

https://mins.news/en/item/22995

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15 13:11 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/15/black-professor-at-centre-of-cambridge-plagiarism-row-found-dead?traffic_source=rss

> Dr Jason Arday was found dead days after resigning from Cambridge University amid plagiarism allegations brought by DEI critic Nathan Coftas. His family condemned a ‘campaign of misinformation’, saying UK media published 188 articles about him in nine days.

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