2+ day, 13+ 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…...

2+ day, 22+ 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…...

3+ day, 18+ 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, 7+ 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, 1+ hour ago   (170+ words) Institute of Education Blog Expert opinion from IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society By IOE Blog Editor, on 8 September 2026 King’s College Chapel, University of Cambridge. Credit: J. Ossorio Castillo. Jason’s influence, however, was not simply symbolic. Through his scholarship,…...

6+ day, 2+ 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,…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (349+ words) Merion West On July twenty-first, Nathan Cofnas, an American philosopher employed at Belgium’s Ghent University, set off a scandal that would reverberate through higher education. In a judiciously researched post on Substack, Cofnas documented numerous instances of plagiarism by Jason…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (377+ words) Friday, 4 September 2026 22:27 The University of Cambridge will carry out an independent review to "identify shortcomings" following the death of Professor Jason Arday. The 41-year-old resigned from his post as professor of sociology of education at the university last month after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (362+ words) Max Thompson, Campaigns Officer Assisted dying has been at the forefront of social and public debate for several years now, as MPs debate whether to legalise the practice. Views on both sides are strong and impassioned — many of them deeply…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (250+ words) A British university has issued a warning to an emeritus professor after he publicly criticized assisted suicide, raising concerns about academic freedom as Parliament prepares for another debate over legalizing the practice. Dr. Kevin Yuill, an emeritus history professor at…...