Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday found dead at home

Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday, who resigned following a plagiarism row, has been found dead at his home in London. Emergency services were called to Daley Thompson Way, in Battersea, where the academic lived, just after 3pm to reports a man had been found unresponsive inside a property. The 41-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, the Met Police said. His death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious, the force added. The family of Mr Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, said they are “in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son”. In a statement issued by his publisher Simon & Schuster UK, they added: “The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone.” • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on X: https://twitter.com/itvnews