Arday said he was resigning from his positions as a Cambridge sociology of education professor, and a fellow at the university's Jesus College, with "immediate effect".

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.

University says it has ‘new information’ about academic career of Jason Arday, the youngest black professor in its history

Star sociology professor quits amid allegations of plagiarism and academic misconduct