Academic who raised concerns over Jason Arday suspended by Ghent University


Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor appears in this picture obtained from social media, released on October 9, 2020. Courtesy of Royal Borough of Greenwich via YouTube/via REUTERS

PARIS, Aug ⁠20 (Reuters) - Nathan Cofnas, the ⁠academic who had raised ‌plagiarism concerns regarding the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, said ​on Thursday that ⁠he had ⁠been suspended by Belgium's Ghent ⁠University.

"I was ‌just suspended by Ghent University. ⁠They will almost certainly fire ​me," ‌Cofnas wrote on his ⁠X account.

Ghent ​University did not immediately respond to a ⁠Reuters' email requesting comment.

Arday, ​once hailed as Cambridge's youngest Black professor, was found ⁠dead last Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny over accusations of plagiarism and ​other claims. ⁠Arday denied the allegation ​of plagiarism but ‌acknowledged making mistakes.

(Reporting ​by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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