16+ hour, 30+ min ago   (191+ words) In August, Cambridge’s youngest, widely celebrated black professor apparently committed suicide shortly after resigning amid plagiarism allegations — three days after his eagerly awaited book had dropped. Plenty of blame has been assigned. At Right Times, David Keighley looks at the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1617+ words) The newspaper of record failed to distinguish between corrections and retractions in the work of the late Cambridge University academic, fuelling the media firestorm that engulfed him Jason Arday, Cambridge University’s Professor of Sociology of Education, resigned in August after…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (183+ words) A week ago I wrote a critique of a really misguided (and unsigned) editorial in Nature, blaming the death of Jason Arday on his hounding by a racist press as well as “systemic racism” in academia. You can see that…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (733+ words) Lord Woolley had been subject to scrutiny in The Spectator suggesting he is ‘not fit’ to lead a Cambridge college Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:44pm A number of University of Cambridge organisations, alongside Homerton College itself, have responded to claims made in the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (534+ words) An inspirational West Leeds Dispatch contributor has been awarded a Journalism Diversity Fund bursary to support his postgraduate journalism training. Harry Ward, who is registered as blind, has been awarded a National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Journalism…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (420+ words) EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s new director general ordered the UK broadcaster’s news division to assess its coverage of Jason Arday after the academic died by suicide last month. The University of Cambridge professor was subjected to intense press scrutiny for…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (545+ words) The University of Cambridge has confirmed details of its two-part independent review following the death of Jason Arday. It said it will examine the university’s decision-making, policies and organisational processes, with a focus on identifying lessons and opportunities for improvement....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (170+ words) Stay updated with the latest news and trends. Categories, quick links and the newsletter. Geng Hongwei, the science blogger whose misconduct exposés have toppled senior academics, has been hired as a specially appointed lecturer by Zhejiang Media University. The hire…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (586+ words) A professor at the University of Cambridge has won an employment tribunal against his employer after alleging misogynistic bullying against female staff within the university’s Institute of Astronomy. Wyn Evans, a professor of astrophysics, told the tribunal in June that…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (168+ words) Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died at 41 days after resigning. His death reignites a fierce debate over racism, press harassment and US influence. Jason Arday, the sociologist who became the youngest Black professor in the University of Cambridge's history,…...