{
  "id": 2215097,
  "title": "Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-university-2215097",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-university/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nathan Cofnas, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, has been suspended from his post following accusations of discrimination against the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Cofnas, who identifies as a \"race realist,\" alleged that Arday's work contained passages lifted with minimal editing. Arday, who was the youngest black professor at Cambridge in 2023, died on 14 August. The university, in a statement, expressed concern over Cofnas' recent public statements and took disciplinary action as a precaution. The university emphasized its commitment to academic freedom and open debate, but noted that freedom has limits and must be balanced with responsibility to protect others' rights.",
  "summary": "An academic who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism has been suspended from his post at a Belgian university. Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined “race realist”, was among those to question Arday’s work and achievements – prompting a weeks-long plagiarism row prior to his death on 14 August. Cofnas said he was under [...] The post Academic who accused Jason Arday of…",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-university-2215837",
        "published": "2026-08-20T19:45:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}