UK professor under investigation was NEPS guest speaker
A University of Cambridge professor who has made headlines over an investigation by the institution into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments was a guest speaker at the Irish National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) conference last year.
Jason Arday, a University of Cambridge professor and the youngest ever black professor at the institution, was a guest speaker at the Irish National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) conference in 2025. Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023, resigned last week after admitting errors in his academic work, but maintained that he was not lying.
The university announced an investigation into claims that he plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis, stating that it would continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding his appointment and tenure. NEPS is an annual conference that supports professional learning and the sharing of best practice among educational psychologists, with Arday among the presenters.
The conference focuses on themes such as the power of voice, participation, and lived experience in educational psychology, and Arday's presentation centered on his personal experiences as an autistic individual.
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