The controversy surrounding Jason Arday now extends across multiple institutions and is causing significant damage to confidence in UK higher education. At a time when universities face intense financial pressures and increasing political scrutiny, public trust is essential. The handling of this matter by Cambridge University’s leadership risks damaging not Read more…
There are now articles in the Daily Mail, The Times, the Telegraph and the Independent. The most damaging new facts are as follows. The Times Higher Education journalist Jack Grove was working on a story about Prof Jason Arday when lawyers and the Metropolitan police became involved. One day last Read more…
Andrew Gelman is Professor of Statistics and Political Science at Columbia University. He’s famous for his book (co-authored with others) on Bayesian Data Analysis. His substack has tackled the emerging scandal at Cambridge University here, comparing it to the Theranos scandal and noting that both contained “a charismatic and wildly Read more…
It’s best to look at the data directly and form your own conclusions from it (as @TheResearcher has been saying). Just look at the damn data. Run some tests or do some simple visual checks. That way, your perspective is rooted in actual evidence, rather than filtered through second-hand opinions Read more…
The story at Retraction Watch here is the most damaging yet. Once allegations were raised, the issue ceased to be a matter solely for the individual academic. It became a test of Cambridge’s commitment to academic integrity and transparency. The involvement of Carter-Ruck, a firm known for reputation management and Read more…
Sometimes a single post captures, with uncomfortable precision, the mix of emotions many of us are struggling to articulate. It reflects not only the depth of feeling across our community, but also our grief that something fundamental has gone so badly wrong. This is a moment of profound sadness and Read more…
There is now a lot of press coverage of in The Times, the Telegraph and the Mail. From a mathematician’s or programmer’s perspective, we highlight an outstanding piece of work by Alexey Titorenko, available to download here. It presents a fully reproducible, embedding-based analysis of the PhD theses by Arday Read more…
At Consigliere University, calamity is never a failure — it is a branding opportunity. The senior team proudly subscribes to a motto known the world over: “No Reverse Gear, We Double Down.” What begins as a minor workplace incident — the sort most institutions resolve quietly over an afternoon — Read more…
Cambridge University’s Professor of the Sociology of Education, Jason Arday, has become the subject of allegations of plagiarism. Dr Nathan Cofnas has highlighted a number of passages that appear to show close textual similarities between Arday’s work and those of other sociologists in the fields of education and critical race Read more…
Total page views on the 21 Group website have now surpassed 400,000. It took nearly two years to reach the first 100,000 views; that figure is now being added approximately every six weeks, reflecting a marked acceleration in engagement. Plans are underway to further develop the website into an even Read more…