Professor Jason Arday - plagiarism etc

It occurs to me that students under his tutelage and supervision, particularly those who were disappointed by their results, may now be gearing up to sue the College or University for not providing adequate tuition.

Oh what a mess this academic institute has got itself into.

Thank you Primrose for your reference to Sion Jenkins, the Deputy Head who murdered his daughter. I was trying to recall his name this morning. When they investigated his records they found false qualifications and posts held; among other charges he was accused of gaining pecuniary advantage. He lied and lied and lied but was eventually found guilty of her murder.
I saw him once in Lymington with his latest wife, and he had that expression that many actors have: are you looking at me, are you noticing me? Difficult not to; he was dressed in a well-tailored pale linen suit and wearing a panama hat, in the middle of the market where most people wore jeans. Good-looking and very conscious of it.

The conviction was quashed. That poor poor girl.
There were also very serious claims of domestic abuse and assaults on the other children by his first wife.
I doubt Billie Jo will ever get justice.

MawsRosie

It’s funny but also exposes the apparent blindness of institutions who want to bend over backwards to be seen to be inclusive, right-on, trendy or whatever.
But in an earlier thread on dodgy CVs, politicians and inflated egos we asked how on earth these people think they can get away with it when facts are so easily checked.
And that said, why the heck dont those in charge check their claims. The tempting answer is that they don’t want to know because an appointee or candidate ticks all the other boxes.
This guy has made a laughing stock of his university employers and most of all himself - but also the rest of us for trusting them.

Good post Maws Rosie
Mentioned all the right points. He is obviously in the wrong
The whole thing is like a farce or worse still a pantomime.
Tut Tut

It is farcical. Sadly.

How much will it damage the University? I dont know.

Well going by the responses on their twitter page, quite extensively I would say. Some of the responses have made me laugh out loud.

This is the take on this from The Spectator

spectator.com/article/the-jason-arday-debacle-is-becoming-a-national-scandal/?fbclid=IwY2xjawThtjxwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMHpEMzBKZUg2U2lVbkE0WUNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeLNusE9Oua50gZPCpheMnp8iVJI9QuIT_khpv4eo3mwuW9aeAkROzSuGW-qc_aem_5eJVj027lDUUyahRnVehHA

I cant see it all, but this bit stands out

"Let’s be really clear about what this means. The UK’s biggest police force attempted to shut down a journalistic investigation, apparently because the man at the centre of it played the race card. As Grove himself states, ‘I was just doing my job. Journalists should be free to ask questions of anyone, even star professors.’

And yet if we’ve learned anything from the Arday debacle, it is that asking questions is beyond the pale for the powers that be. At best, you’ll be accused of attempting ‘to undermine Black people who hold positions of influence’ – as a ‘solidarity letter’ organised by the left-wing pressure group the Good Law Project recently alleged. At worst, it’ll lead to a phone call from the Old Bill and legal threats from one of the country’s most expensive law firms. "

Lathyrus3

It occurs to me that students under his tutelage and supervision, particularly those who were disappointed by their results, may now be gearing up to sue the College or University for not providing adequate tuition.

Oh what a mess this academic institute has got itself into.

Good point Lathyrus3.

I have not seen a single comment from any former students about his teaching have you? I find this a bit strange.

His teaching may well have been good?

I have read comments from former students. Not at Cambridge.
Can't remember where I read it now. There is something out there including reddit etc. Basically they said he turned up v late sat on a desk and rambled n about his experiences.
No use at all for their course.
And he left early.
I think another lecturer had to take on the classes.
I'm guessing there's been a pattern of good references to get rid of him. Let somewhere else have to cope with him. He's had jobs at various places.
I think the one I read about was at Roehampton.
He claims to have a Master's from KCL inter alia. I doubt that.

Many educational employers give good references to get rid of poor workers and troublemakers. I know and worked with one headteacher who gave glowing references to those he wanted out the door. Those he wanted to keep he wrote a glowing reference but usually followed it up with a friendly call to the head of the interviewing school. Whatever he said, those excellent teachers didn’t get the job and they stayed put.
It’s all a can of worms.

fancythat

His teaching may well have been good?

Oh yes. But a lot maysee a way to get a refund on their fees.

And others a way to seek recompense fir a poor grade.

It’s the era of the grifter😬

Apparently.

Silvershadow

Many educational employers give good references to get rid of poor workers and troublemakers. I know and worked with one headteacher who gave glowing references to those he wanted out the door. Those he wanted to keep he wrote a glowing reference but usually followed it up with a friendly call to the head of the interviewing school. Whatever he said, those excellent teachers didn’t get the job and they stayed put.
It’s all a can of worms.

I actually worked alongside a young Indian teacher who gave his Father’s name as a referee when he applied for his first teaching post. He listed his name as he worked at his mini market.

He had probably the most common Indian family name so I guess the Headteacher or his Secretary did not think to check whether he was a relative. His father gave him a glowing reference and he got the job!

Barbadosbelle

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And I just wonder who is paying the fees to Carter-Ruck, who are known to charge at least four times the rate of standard legal practices - @ (c) £400ph plus.

Mmm.
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Carter Ruck are also known to offer deserving clients a Conditional Fee Agreement No win, no fee. No upfront costs.

They specialise in defamation and libel cases.

The man is the definition of a con artist. Obviously very good and now he is laughing all the way to the bank. He could be a Professor of Conmanship in the underworld. My husband was a Prof and he reached his position after many years of slogging and research and just damn hard work. This bozo undermines every Prof that reached their position the hard way. Shame on Cambridge and shame on the uni in Liverpool who gave him a PhD. Heads should roll.

welbeck

I have read comments from former students. Not at Cambridge.
Can't remember where I read it now. There is something out there including reddit etc. Basically they said he turned up v late sat on a desk and rambled n about his experiences.
No use at all for their course.
And he left early.
I think another lecturer had to take on the classes.
I'm guessing there's been a pattern of good references to get rid of him. Let somewhere else have to cope with him. He's had jobs at various places.
I think the one I read about was at Roehampton.
He claims to have a Master's from KCL inter alia. I doubt that.

Yes it was Roehampton.
There is a lengthy thread on Mumsnet about Arday, which I found interesting, with posters who have more recent experience of academia.

Judging by the gazillions of pics of this Walter Mitty comprehensively plastered around the media his next appointment will be as a male mannequin with one of the major fashion houses, I shouldn't wonder.

Dedicated fibbers have a way of always landing on their feet.

Four MA students from Cambridge quoted in DT today, claiming poor supervision.
1. Only one meeting, number of excuses not to meet, no substantive feedback on work, told he was outstanding, but received lower grade than predicted. Appeal rejected by University.
2.Student dissatisfied, asked to change supervisors; accused of racism, insisted, and given another supervisor
3.Undergrad, complained c. standard of Arday’s teaching 2023: scheduled sessions of I hour lasted only 20 mins; alternative supervisor arranged
4.Student told he did not require supervision only to receive lower grade than predicted.

This is dereliction of duty and very serious indeed. Students have only one chance, and Arday failed to supervise properly, thus ruining their chances.

All the many aspects of all this will run and run.

I dont understand why his family did not intervene.
Perhaps they tried to.
They must of known that some of his many claims were untrue.

Absolutely, Primrose. Following the scrutiny into Mr Jenkins career, teachers were required to produce concrete evidence of their qualifications and experience.
Prior to that, simply filling in the form was all that was required: there were no checks.
There was quite a scramble in my house locating all of the paperwork.
I can't believe that Cambridge University did not spot this fantasist

eazybee’s post listing some known complaints from MA students at Cambridge are likely to be the tip of an iceberg. What a dreadful mess

Crumbly159

Judging by the gazillions of pics of this Walter Mitty comprehensively plastered around the media his next appointment will be as a male mannequin with one of the major fashion houses, I shouldn't wonder.

Dedicated fibbers have a way of always landing on their feet.

They are not fibbers they are frauds because they get tens of thousands of pounds in grants and salaries not just UK qualifications, overseas qualifications can be bought easily.

fancythat

I dont understand why his family did not intervene.
Perhaps they tried to.
They must of known that some of his many claims were untrue.

All on the gravy train. He was earning a lot of money. I’m sure they were laughing at the stupidity of these universities.