Coroner Opens Inquest Into Death of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday

A coroner opened an inquest 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 resigning amid plagiarism accusations he denied. Police found the death not suspicious. An inquest — a formal inquiry into cause of death — was adjourned to an unspecified date.