Ghent Suspends Academic Who Accused Late Cambridge Professor — but Investigates Discrimination, Not Plagiarism

Ghent University suspended postdoctoral researcher Nathan Cofnas on August 20 pending a disciplinary probe into whether his public statements about the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday constituted discriminatory conduct. The investigation targets the manner of Cofnas's accusations, not their substance. Arday's plagiarism allegations remain unexamined by any formal body, and with his death, a posthumous process is uncertain.