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

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…

Jason Arday’s resignation poses questions about standards and a push for diversity, writes education editor Branwen Jeffreys.

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.