Jason Arday, former Cambridge University professor at centre of plagiarism scandal, found dead: U.K. media

British academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge earlier this month amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead on Friday (August 14, 2026), U.K. media outlets reported.

Arday, 41, died after being found unresponsive at an address in south London on Friday afternoon (August 14, 2026), Sky News and other media said, citing a statement from the capital’s Metropolitan Police Service.