Cambridge's Youngest Black Professor Jason Arday Found Dead After Resigning During Plagiarism Probe

Jason Arday, Cambridge University's youngest ever Black professor, was found dead at a home linked to him, the New York Times reported on 14 August 2026. Police have released no cause of death. Arday had resigned on 6 August, days earlier, amid an unresolved plagiarism investigation — meaning the university never completed its formal review of whether he passed off others' work as his own.