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Cambridge university hired academic who supported terror group

TOI correspondent from London: Cambridge University hired an academic who once supported proscribed Islamist terror group Hizb ut-Tahrir, described Western education as a “threat” to Muslims and condemned democracy.

The Times of India

Cambridge University ‘tried to shut down whistleblower’ – tribunal

Evening Standard

Jason Arday cancels book tour after plagiarism controversy

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Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday cancels book tour amid plagiarism row

A bookshop event and a conference speech featuring the former Cambridge University professor have been called off

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It must be tricky for Farage to remember what’s what. It’s so hideously complicated

I can’t pass up the moment the Reform leader celebrates his byelection victory against ‘the establishment’ – a man with a dustbin on his head

The Guardian - UK

Jason Arday claimed publisher offered ‘1.4 million’ for ‘unforgettable’ memoir

As it stands, Simon & Schuster will go ahead with the August publication of the Cambridge academic's book, despite Arday facing separate accusations of plagiarism

The Independent UK

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

In today’s newsletter: Reputational power operates unevenly across elite organisations in British public life, shaping whose mistakes become scandals and whose are quietly absorbed

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The rise and fall of Jason Arday: a full rundown of the questions being asked

From accusations of plagiarism to queries over his charity work, we list all the allegations against the academic

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge University Diversity Star Resigns Amid Allegations of Academic Fraud and Faked Athletic Feats

Jason Arday resigns from Cambridge after the university launches a fresh investigation into plagiarism allegations, disputed achievements and academic misconduct claims.

International Business Times UK

Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism Jason Arday resigns from university

It comes after the university said it had launched an investigation into professor Arday

Evening Standard

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism

The Guardian - UK

Monty Don offers rare look at marriage with wife Sarah as they mark major milestone

The pair first met while studying at Cambridge University, where the presenter has previously admitted he was immediately taken with his future wife

Evening Standard

One of Cambridge University's most famous colleges tightens rules on sexual harassment and bullying

One of Cambridge University's most famous colleges, King's College, is introducing stricter measures to tackle sexual harassment and bullying. The college will appoint an independent barrister to review its culture, strengthen HR oversight of senior academics and publish the findings after recent investigations upheld allegations against two prominent academics.

The Economic Times

How jihadist groups like Boko Haram use AI for acts of terror

A report published by Cambridge University features in-depth interviews with dozens of former members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram explaining how the jihadist group has used artificial intelligence to improve its ability to carry out terror attacks since 2023. Experts say they are unlikely to be the only ones.

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Animal Memory Research Is Overturning Everything We Thought We Knew About Cognition

The assumption that crumbled firstThe standard view held that episodic memory, the ability to mentally replay a specific past event, not just respond to a learned cue, was uniquely human. Then came a 1998 study by Nicola Clayton and Anthony Dickinson at Cambridge University, published in Nature, that changed the…

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The world's first webcam was set up by caffeine-starved computer scientists to watch a coffee pot!

We owe web cameras to a group of caffeine-starved computer scientists who just wanted to know if there was coffee in the pot without leaving their desks

The Independent UK

Cambridge University students jump from bridge into river after Trinity May Ball

It is an informal tradition for students to do so as part of their post-ball antics, though it is said to be discouraged.

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Weight loss drugs could widen health inequalities, experts warn

Researchers argue the long-term benefits of weight loss jabs depend on nutrition advice and support

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Cambridge University student beats fidget spinner record by almost five minutes

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New fidget spinner world record set by Cambridge University engineering student

James Goh made his own fidget spinner to achieve the Guinness World Records title

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge University’s proposed Saudi deal endangers academic freedom

Letters: Academic freedom would be compromised by a planned deal between Cambridge University and Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry, warns Jemimah Steinfeld

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting: How a man whose grandfather was an armed robber now finds himself on the cusp of No 10

PROFILE: As a young child, he regularly visited his grandfather in prison. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting – the now former health secretary – finds himself as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Starmer in…

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns

Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’

The Times of India

Lost civilisation discovered in Georgia’s highlands challenges ancient history

The rugged mountains in the southern highlands of Georgia have long been seen as a marginal region, disconnected from the broader developments that took place throughout Ancient South Caucasian civilisation. However, through extensive research by the Samtskhe-Javakheti Project (begun in 2017), this perspective has been challenged. Archaeologists, using a combination…

Evening Standard

Monkeys learn to swallow soil so they can keep eating junk food – research

Scientists believe the dirt also provides bacteria and minerals absent from junk food.

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