Zack Polanski backs Jason Arday after Cambridge plagiarism probe prompts resignation
The Sky News segment discussed Green Party leader Zack Polanski's continued support for Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday, one of 16,000 signatories to a solidarity letter after Arday resigned amid a university investigation into his PhD thesis and qualifications. Correspondent Grant Stoddard outlined Arday's rapid rise as the university's youngest Black professor at age 37 in 2023, his claimed charity fundraising of £5.5 million through ultra-running feats, and questions over plagiarism in his PhD and personal achievements. Arday's resignation statement, published via the Good Law Project, described the experience as beyond scholarly criticism and taking a profound toll on him and his family, without directly admitting the allegations. The broadcast noted prior investigations cleared him but new information prompted Cambridge's review, alongside a forthcoming memoir detailing his autism diagnosis and late literacy.
Source: Sky News
