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Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This news is 2 days old.

[–] snoons@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago

It's the first time I'm seeing it.

[–] DougPiranha42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

This makes me sad, whether the plagiarism allegations were founded or not. Either way, he found himself in a very dark place after the resignation.