Cambridge professor who allegedly plagiarized his Ph.D also accused of falsely claiming he worked at 3 other schools
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"Cambridge professor who allegedly plagiarized his Ph.D also accused of falsely claiming he worked at 3 other schools" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 8 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include BBC, The Guardian, Times Higher Education and The Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 88d ago.
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Coverage (8)
- Jason Arday: Cambridge professor in plagiarism row quits BBC · 91d ago
- Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism The Guardian · 91d ago
- Editor’s note: the Jason Arday case and Times Higher Education Times Higher Education · 91d ago
- Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism The Guardian · 91d ago
- Jason Arday: Cambridge investigates academic accused of plagiarism The Times · 91d ago
- Jason Arday falsely claimed to have published book telegraph.co.uk · 91d ago
- Jason Arday: a Cambridge professor’s brutal unravelling The Times · 91d ago
- Cambridge professor who allegedly plagiarized his Ph.D also accused of falsely claiming he worked at 3 other schools New York Post · 91d ago
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