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…
Studio publicity still of Grace Kelly for the film Rear Window (1954) The Grace has now secured more than the required 50 signatures to proceed to a vote of Regent House. The petition will remain open for additional signatures until 5pm on 17 September 2026, and we encourage all colleagues who are Read more…
A major investigation by Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Jukes of Byline Times here and here exposes a web of connections linking Cambridge University, Reform UK and Trump-aligned US tech billionaire Peter Thiel — raising fundamental questions about influence, power and accountability. At the centre is James Orr — Associate Professor Read more…
There follows a guest contribution from a Professor at the pseudonymous “Poppleton University”. Despite formal policies protecting the sanctity of academic freedom, an academic’s complaint was diverted to the Registrar’s Office, which dismissed it without following proper procedures. This is part of a common phenomenon in UK Universities, which allows Read more…
Members of Regent House may have received notice that a Grace is now open for signatures. The Grace is being proposed by Ronald Haynes. It is here. The Grace has been prompted by recent concerns about activities carried out under the University’s Human Resources policies, particularly those concerning Organisational Change, Read more…