Cambridge Academics Reject Internal Review of Arday Controversy, Demand Independent Probe

Nearly 100 Cambridge academics, including Fields Medallist Timothy Gowers, are rejecting the university's internal review of the Jason Arday controversy. Their 7 August 2026 letter to Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice demands an independent body with a public timeline and published findings. Arday resigned on 5 August amid plagiarism accusations, three-and-a-half years after his appointment as Cambridge's youngest black professor.