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Academic was found unresponsive by family members, inquest told, as coroner adjourns proceedings to later date
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United Kingdom — Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
Academic was found unresponsive by family members, inquest told, as coroner adjourns proceedings to later date
A coroner has formally opened an inquest into the death of Jason Arday, who resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge amid allegations of plagiarism.
Arday, 41, died at his home in Battersea, south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation. Family members watched the 10-minute hearing at London inner south coroner’s court via a video link.
A coroner has formally opened an inquest into the death of Jason Arday, who resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge amid allegations of plagiarism.
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Source: The Guardian · Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent. Published 26 Aug 2026, 01:44 pm.
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