- Cambridge University chancellor Lord Chris Smith has condemned the racist feeding frenzy surrounding Professor Jason Arday prior to his death.
- The 41-year-old academic, who was Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died on Friday after resigning amid media scrutiny over plagiarism allegations.
- A previous investigation by Liverpool John Moores University had cleared Prof Arday of any academic wrongdoing regarding his PhD thesis.
- Lord Simon Woolley, a mentor to Prof Arday, stated that the professor felt hounded to death by a toxic media onslaught.
- Stand Up To Racism has announced a vigil in London, while a petition seeking an inquiry into the media harassment has gathered over 30,000 signatures.
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