UK professor found dead after accusations of plagiarism

A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was found dead Friday.

Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023, resigned after intense media pressure and weeks of allegations about plagiarism in his academic work.

His appointment highlighted his personal story of overcoming dyslexia developmental delays and autism that he said left him non-verbal until the age of 11 and illiterate until his late teens.

UK media reported the 41-year-old was found unresponsive inside a home in south London on Friday. Cambridge's vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice said she was desperately saddened by the news.