Sociologist of education, writer, researcher, poet.
www.theguardian.com/education/ng... Guardian breaking cover with detailed piece on Arday plagiarism. Mentions the BSA conference keynote 🤣 the playbook he complains about is pretty much Arday/Cambridge playbook to suppress scrutiny/criticism.
Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professorJason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racismwww.theguardian.comSounds like nostalgia for the Tripartite system. Technical education will inevitably be targeted at working classes. Middle classes will monopolise academic/university careers.
UK Prime Minister Updates🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "Let’s stop telling young people there’s only one way to succeed."
Martyn Hammersley's comments at the end of this article that Cambridge could have dealt with this from the outset are spot on - it will now be a field day for the right
Retraction WatchAfter Arday enlisted Carter-Ruck, one of the United Kingdom’s leading defamation law firms, to send @timeshighered.bsky.social a letter, the publication spiked the story, according to three sources who spoke to Retraction Watch.
21percent.org?p=4036 Drip drip drip. More on J Arday plagiarism
The Tail Tells the Story: Extreme Textual Overlap - 21percent.orgThere 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, ava...21percent.orgThis (paywalled) @Telegraph article has been a long time coming. Suspect the floodgates will now open…. Cambridge’s diversity poster boy in plagiarism row www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...
www.telegraph.co.ukInteresting/detailed account of institutional racism at the V & A www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/h...
Head of V&A’s academic programmes resigned citing ‘racist’ and ‘culturally insensitive’ behaviours, letter revealsYuko Kikuchi wrote a letter to the museum’s leadership that was supported by 12 academics and included student testimonialswww.theartnewspaper.comBBC News - Israel put on UN sexual violence in warzones blacklist for first time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel put on UN sexual violence in warzones blacklist for first timeIsrael says it rejects allegations in a new report by the office of the UN secretary general.www.bbc.co.uk'Collegiality'..."operates within a White hegemonic normative framework to benefit White groups perpetuate White supremacy...collegiality & citizenship are exclusive concepts used as forms of weaponisation against academics of colour who fail to conform to White standards" doi.org/10.1080/0142...
Being a ‘good’ citizen: white collegiality and academic citizenshipUK Academics face multiple pressures that foster competition. These include, a failing funding model leading to universities cutting academic posts; increasing reliance on short-term, insecure cont...doi.orgBeing a ‘good’ citizen: white collegiality & academic citizenship w/ @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social how collegiality masks racism in academia. "White collegiality is a process that allows evidence of racism to be overlooked, excused and explained as a natural state of affairs." doi.org/10.1080/0142...
Being a ‘good’ citizen: white collegiality and academic citizenshipUK Academics face multiple pressures that foster competition. These include, a failing funding model leading to universities cutting academic posts; increasing reliance on short-term, insecure cont...doi.org'Exciting' times according to VC putting 2700 jobs at risk. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting...
Nottingham ‘would run out of money’ by 2031 without further cutsVice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher educationwww.timeshighereducation.comBirmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MA www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Birmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MAMore than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launchedwww.theguardian.com