Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead in London home; police called after man found unresponsive on Daley Thompson Way

Jason Arday, the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge, was found dead at his home in Battersea, London, on August 14. Emergency services were alerted at 3:06 PM after reports of an unresponsive man.³

The UK Metropolitan Police confirmed that he was pronounced dead at the scene, and while his death is being treated as unexpected, it is not considered suspicious.²

Arday, who was a professor of sociology of education, resigned from his position following allegations of plagiarism related to his PhD thesis and other research. Despite the controversy, an investigation at Liverpool John Moores University cleared him of any wrongdoing.⁴

University vice-chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice expressed deep sadness over the news, stating, "We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news."

The incident has raised concerns within the academic community, reflecting on the pressures faced by scholars in the public eye.

The London Ambulance Service was called at 3:06 PM, and police were notified shortly after. A spokesperson for the police confirmed the timeline of events, stating, "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12 PM on Friday, 14 August following a report that a man had been found unresponsive inside a property on Daley Thompson Way, SW8."¹