Professor Jason Arday has resigned from the University of Cambridge just hours after it launched a probe into his ‘qualifications and appointments’.
Critics have accused the 41-year-old of copying significant chunks of his PhD thesis from earlier research published by another student, leading him last week to admit to a series of errors in his work.
But he has insisted he is not a ‘liar and fantasist’ after doubts were raised about his seemingly sensational list of personal achievements, which included running 600 miles in six days and raising millions of pounds for charity.
Prof Jason Arday became a poster boy for diversity as
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