Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday

But a group of Cambridge academics quickly rejected the university's response, saying: "We strongly believe that a thorough and transparent investigation into the wider circumstances of this damaging episode is…

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From Access Course to Healthcare Professional

Having completed her GCSEs at Blackwater Integrated College, Downpatrick, Coral initially studied Music at South Eastern Regional College (SERC). After taking time out to raise her children, she decided to return to…

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National skills celebration shines spotlight on vocational talent powering UK workforce

The college marked the national awareness day – supported by Enginuity – on Thursday (August 6), highlighting the growing importance of technical education, apprenticeships and employer-led training to the future of the…

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Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrence

Because these diseases are degenerative over time, the food and drink industry has been able to argue for decades that its UPFs are fine in moderation. It would have us believe that there is no such thing as a "junk"…

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Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera in an operating room where an abdominal surgery was being performed shows medical staff shielding the patient with their bodies as equipment swayed…

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Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

Speaking to the Guardian, he said ministers needed to "make somebody responsible" for identifying and supporting the children who risked becoming Neet (not in employment, education or training) after their GCSE year up…

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Friday briefing: What the Jason Arday row reveals about equality in modern Britain

Europe is on fire, Gaza is besieged and Donald Trump remains in control of the world's largest nuclear arsenal. Allegations against British sociologist Jason Arday of CV-zhuzhing and plagiarism in his PhD thesis ("An…

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Let’s Build More Bridges For Young People Into Work

That is how we get more young people crossing over to the job market, which is seriously short of skills and workers in many sectors, such as finance, IT and engineering, right now. Retail and hospitality will face the…

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Plagiarism and a pig’s head: the rise and fall of Jason Arday – podcast

He was just 37 in 2023 when he became Cambridge's youngest black professor, specialising in the sociology of race and education. The achievement seemed all the more remarkable because of his incredible back story. Born…

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Dons call for Cambridge leaders to take blame for Jason Arday appointment

The Guardian understands that senior dons at Cambridge are circulating a joint letter calling for an inquiry into the processes and circumstances around Arday being given the position, with many suggesting the university…

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