The Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism claimed he was paid ‘1.4million’ for his memoirs, before he quit when the university launched an investigation into him.
Professor Jason Arday, once a poster boy for diversity as its youngest ever black professor, resigned last night amid queries over his academic work and credentials.
His decision followed a growing row ahead of the publication of his biography ‘Great and Unfortunate Things’ next Tuesday in the US and on August 27 in Britain.
The Guardian has now revealed that he told them publisher Simon and Schuster had offered ‘1.4million’ for a ‘pre-empt’ deal, a high early offer
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