Friends have paid tribute to British sociologist and professor Jason Arday following his death, days after he stepped down from Cambridge amid intense scrutiny over plagiarism allegations.

The high-flying academic at the centre of a Cambridge University plagiarism row has been found dead.

Arday made headlines when the university appointed him as its youngest black professor in 2023 but he since faced snowballing claims he plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis.…

Police say 41-year-old was found unresponsive at address in south London and pronounced dead at the scene