A vigil is being held in central London for a professor who died following his resignation from the University of Cambridge.
Professor Jason Arday resigned from his post as professor of sociology of education at Cambridge last week after accusations of plagiarism were made against him.
The 41-year-old was found dead in Battersea, south London, on Friday.
Prof Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, had faced intense scrutiny over the plagiarism allegations and questions about his achievements.
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A vigil for the professor, organised by the group Stand Up To Racism, will be held on the steps of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, central London, at 6pm today (Monday, August 17).
On Saturday, Sir Patrick Vernon, who played a leading role in the successful campaign to establish a national Windrush Day, set up a GoFundMe crowdfunding page, which has so far raised more than £158,000.
He told the Press Association the outpouring of support shows that the public “still cares” and feels “angry”.
Sir Patrick said: “Britain still cares – people, black, white, brown, care and feel angry about the situation.
“People want to support the family. There’s lots of speculation about how much money Jason has or doesn’t have, that’s not the point.
“The fact is, people want to support the family because he’s dead, he’s died, and he has a young family.
“He has parents and he has a family that he has supported, and people want to support the family.”
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