- Professor John Arday provided evidence to University of Cambridge that the Jesus College graduate’s thesis was plagiarised.
- Arday said the plagiarism was supported by academic sources and why Arday’s thesis was plagiarised.
- AP and The Times of London reported that Arday’s thesis was plagiarised after the publication of the information.
University of Cambridge said it had received a plagiarism report about Professor John Arday, who submitted the thesis at Jesus College. The university said it would review the report and determine whether the thesis included plagiarism from academic sources, but did not comment on the details.
In a statement to AP, Arday said he had not published any information about the plagiarism report. He said that the allegations were untrue and that he would respond to the report.
Meanwhile, according to Good Law Project, Arday had been accused of plagiarism. In response, the group said that it would not comment on whether the thesis contained plagiarism, but said that it would provide further information.
AP also reported that Arday’s thesis had been published in the journal under the title “fabricated” and “impossible” claims. The Times of London reported that the university had not responded to questions about the report and that it would review the case.
It also reported that the university had not commented on whether Arday had plagiarised the thesis. The Independent said that Arday’s thesis was linked to the “academic qualifications and honorary appointments” list. The list, according to the Good Law Project, includes a claim that Arday’s work was not independently verified.
The Independent also reported that the former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas had said that Arday’s “trial by media” had been unfair. It added that Cambridge had found the claims to be untrue, and that it was investigating the matter.