Jason Arday’s death: Reckoning over duty of care, media scrutiny and racism
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Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead on Friday. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said it was a "tragedy on so many levels" and called for a moment of reflection after the young, Black professor was found dead days after resigning from his role at Cambridge. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] The university's vice chancellor said they were "desperately saddened" while his family said he had been subjected to a "campaign of abuse" since accepting the Cambridge professorship more than three years ago With concerns around intense media scrutiny and the duty of care given to Arday, is it time now for a fully independent inquiry into what happened at Cambridge as well as other universities where he worked or studied? ------- 0:00 - Jason Arday found dead 3:45 - Jason Arday ‘couldn’t see a way out’ ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://chann
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