IN 2023, JASON Arday became Cambridge University’s youngest ever black professor at just 37 years old, and this week he resigned ”with immediate effect”. Arday resigns amid questions over his academic integrity, including allegations that he committed plagiarism during his PhD studies. On Wednesday, Cambridge announced it would be launching an inquiry into the professor. But on Wednesday, Cambridge said it launched an inquiry into Arday following “new information” about his “academic qualifications and honorary appointments”. Arday has repeatedly denied all accusations of plagiarism and was cleared by investigators where he completed his doctorate at Liverpool John Moores University.