Tributes paid to Jason Arday after former Cambridge professor’s death

<p>Andy Burnham calls for reflection after ‘a tragedy on so many levels’ in comments echoed by London mayor Sadiq Khan</p><p>Andy Burnham has called the death of Jason Arday, who was found dead at his home in south London on Friday, a “tragedy on so many levels”.</p><p>Arday resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge last week after allegations of plagiarism, which he denied. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/jason-arday-found-dead-after-resigning-from-cambridge-over-plagiarism-claims">He was pronounced dead just after 3pm on Friday</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/15/jason-arday-tributes-paid-to-former-cambridge-professor">Continue reading...</a>