UK papers: 'Plagiarism row professor resigns' and 'West End stab rampage'

Jason Arday, accused of being a liar and fantasist, may have stepped down from his role as a Professor at Cambridge University over allegations of plagiarism, but that hasn't brought the row over his appointment to an end.

A prophecy in a Rio favela, a thesis typed two fingers at a time, a brain tumour found months before the deadline. Here is what Jason Arday's memoir says

Professor Jason Arday stepped down from his role earlier this week

Exclusive: Academics say university must take responsibility for ‘grotesque racism’ unleashed and hold independent inquiry The University of Cambridge’s leaders deserve blame for the “grotesque racism unleashed” by Jason Arday’s appointment as professor, according to academics…

University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday had been at the centre of a growing row over allegations that he had copied parts of his PhD from another student.

The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality ‘To be honest with you, I thought you’d just believe me.” That was the breathtaking response of Prof Jason Arday when the…

The scandal has been seized upon by some conservative newspapers and commentators, who have labelled Jason Arday as a ‘poster boy’ for DEI policies

A Cambridge University professor's resignation dominates many of Thursday's papers.