Dozens of academics at the University of Cambridge have signed a letter calling for an independent inquiry into the process around the appointment of a professor embroiled in a high-profile plagiarism row. Multiple academics signed a letter to Cambridge University on Friday, with organisers stating that they expected the total number of signatories to reach one hundred by day’s end. – A probe and clear timeline of the handling of plagiarism allegations against Prof Arday. Prof Gopal also said the academics want to know whether the university was involved in any efforts to deter journalists from reporting on the allegations. An investigation at Liverpool John Moores University cleared Prof Arday of wrongdoing.