Was Jason Arday really a serial plagiarist? No, the evidence shows

Was Jason Arday really a serial plagiarist? No, the evidence shows Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 08/25/2026 - 11:55 MEE examines the complexity surrounding plagiarism allegations against the late Cambridge academic Floral tributes are seen beside the entrance to Jesus College, where the late professor Jason Arday was a fellow at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, eastern England on 17 August (AFP) Off Jason Arday was widely accused of being a serial plagiarist and fabulist in a media campaign before his death earlier this month. Numerous opinion columns and online posts claimed the Cambridge academic had a largely fabricated backstory.