Inquest Begins Into Death of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday

A coroner opened an inquest — a formal hearing to determine how someone died — on 26 August 2026 into the death of Jason Arday, 41, Cambridge's youngest-ever Black professor. He died at his Battersea home on 14 August, nine days after quitting over plagiarism claims he denied. Police ruled the death not suspicious. The hearing was postponed to a later, unannounced date.