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The Jason Arday case, plagiarism accusations and the Cambridge fallout · 11 posts

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Blog · 29 Jul 2026

Just Look at the Data

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…

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Blog · 28 Jul 2026

Who paid for Carter-Ruck …

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…

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Blog · 22 Jul 2026

Of Plagiarism and Cambridge University

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…

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