So. Farewell then Jason Arday. The 37-year-old lackademic has tonight resigned his post at Cambridge University – the latest chapter in a remarkable life that, according to talks he has given, has seen him overcome a raft of challenges. But it seems being at the centre of a self-induced media fire storm was just a

Professor Jason Arday had been at the centre of a growing row over allegations that he had copied parts of his PhD from another student.

Star sociology professor quits amid allegations of plagiarism and academic misconduct