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Cambridge Professor Jason Arday Under Plagiarism Probe, Petition Rallies Support

8/4/2026

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Arday Plagiarism Probe

Cambridge professor Jason Arday faces plagiarism investigation after analysts found over 100 passages matching Paula Zwozdiak-Myers’s thesis.
Former Cambridge researcher Nathan Cofnas said detection software showed many passages were lifted with minimal editing.
Cambridge says it treats plagiarism claims seriously and follows standard practice.
Over 12,000 signatories, including Green Party leader Zack Polanski and five Labour MPs, have backed a Good Law Project petition defending Arday.

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Arday Denies SevenUp

Jason Arday said in an Oct 17 2022 lecture that he was part of a programme called Seven Up and left at 14.
The claim is impossible because Seven Up began in 1964 with births in 1956-57, and Arday was born in 1985.
The BBC said Arday had nothing to do with its Seven Up films.
Arday clarified that “Seven Up” referred to a parent-led initiative supporting Black mothers of children with learning needs, unrelated to the series.

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Arday Plagiarism Probe

Cambridge professor Jason Arday faces plagiarism investigation after analysts found over 100 passages matching Paula Zwozdiak-Myers’s thesis.
Former Cambridge researcher Nathan Cofnas said detection software showed many passages were lifted with minimal editing.
Cambridge says it treats plagiarism claims seriously and follows standard practice.
Over 12,000 signatories, including Green Party leader Zack Polanski and five Labour MPs, have backed a Good Law Project petition defending Arday.

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