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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge — UK higher education institution where Jason Arday became the youngest Black professor in 2023 before his death in 2026.

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October 2026
20 OctJoy Online
… Arday, whose achievements as the youngest Black professor appointed at the University of Cambridge and his charitable contributions continue to inspire people across the world. …
Ablakwa joins family, Ghanaian community to honour late Prof Jason Arday in UK
20 OctThe Ghanaian Times
… Arday’s accomplishments as the youngest Black professor appointed at the University of Cambridge and his widely appreciated charitable contributions will continue to inspire generations. …
Foreign Affairs Minister joins Ghanaian community in UK to honour Prof. Jason Arday
September 2026
7 SeptJoy Online
… the process. “Instead of better AI guardrails, regulations, or assurance to keep people safe, they propose developing internal AI agents to research these problems,” said Professor Gina Neff, head of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge …
OpenAI chief scientist warns no one is prepared for consequences of AI
4 SeptJoy Online
… Mr Ablakwa said the government would attend the funeral to honour the late academic, who was born in Britain to Ghanaian parents and became the University of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor. …
Ghana will be present at Prof Arday’s funeral to pay our respects – Ablakwa
August 2026
28 AugJoy Online
… Mr Barker-Vormawor is currently a Cambridge-Africa PhD student at the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge, where his research focuses on global governance and international law, particularly the participation of developing countries in global governance frameworks. …
Oliver Barker-Vormawor appointed Secretary of Constitution Review Implementation Committee
21 AugDaily Guide
The late Jason Arday On 14th August, 2026, Jason Arday was found dead at a property in south London, a week after resigning his professorship at the University of Cambridge. …
The Jason Arday Question: What Do Universities Owe The People They Celebrate?
19 AugJoy Online
On 14th August, 2026, Jason Arday was found dead at a property in south London, a week after resigning his professorship at the University of Cambridge. …
The Jason Arday question: what do universities owe the people they celebrate?
18 AugJoy Online
… Arday, who became Cambridge University’s youngest black professor when appointed in 2023, had faced weeks of media coverage over plagiarism allegations and questions about his achievements. …
Jason Arday’s family ‘still coming to terms’ with his death as vigil held
17 AugJoy Online
… Arday, who became the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge at the age of 37, died at 41 after weeks of intense public scrutiny, controversy and allegations concerning his academic work. …
Before the Next Jason: When seniority becomes a weapon against young academics
15 AugJoy Online
… So kind and such a gentle soul. “We shared an office at university, when I set up the student radio station, and he used to speak on the station a lot” “I’m in shock, I can’t believe it.” The University of Cambridge vice-chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice led the tributes, saying t …
Jason Arday death ‘tragedy on so many levels’ says PM

World & Region

Ablakwa honours late Cambridge professor Jason Arday in UK

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Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa attended a funeral service in Southwark, United Kingdom, for late Ghanaian academic Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the youngest Black professor appointed at Cambridge, alongside Ghana's High Commissioner, British MPs, and the Ghanaian community. The minister affirmed Ghana's commitment to supporting its citizens abroad and paid tribute to Arday's achievements in advancing social equality and inclusion in education.

20 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 20 October

Ablakwa honours late Cambridge professor Jason Arday in UK
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa attended a funeral service in Southwark, United Kingdom, for late Ghanaian academic Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the youngest Black professor appointed at Cambridge, alongside Ghana's High Commissioner, British MPs, and the Ghanaian community. The minister affirmed Ghana's commitment to supporting its citizens abroad and paid tribute to Arday's achievements in advancing social equality and inclusion in education.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister honours late Cambridge professor in UK
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa joined Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday's family and the Ghanaian community in the UK for a memorial service in Southwark, describing the late professor as the youngest Black professor appointed at Cambridge and acknowledging his charitable contributions and inspiring legacy.
20 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Monday 7 September

OpenAI chief scientist warns of AI risks, calls for caution
OpenAI's chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has called for "extreme caution" over rapid AI progress, warning that no one is prepared for the consequences of continued machine intelligence advancement. He cited autonomous AI agents carrying out cyberattacks on other companies and called for more intervention to ensure humans remain in control.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 4 September

Ghana to attend funeral of late Prof Jason Arday
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that Ghana will be represented at the funeral of Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the University of Cambridge's youngest Black professor who was born in Britain to Ghanaian parents. President John Mahama has sent a letter of condolence, and the minister said the government stands with the Arday family during mourning.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 28 August

Oliver Barker-Vormawor appointed Constitution Review Implementation Committee Secretary
Lawyer and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been appointed Secretary of the 11-member Constitution Review Implementation Committee, which will examine the government's position paper and develop a framework for implementing constitutional review proposals accepted by government.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 21 August

Universities' accountability when celebrated scholars face misconduct
Following the death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday in August 2026, weeks after resigning amid plagiarism allegations, the article examines what responsibility universities bear when they publicly champion scholars who are later accused of serious wrongdoing.
21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Wednesday 19 August

Cambridge's obligations after Jason Arday's plagiarism allegations
An opinion piece examines the question of institutional responsibility when a university promotes a scholar who is later accused of serious wrongdoing, using the case of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned in 2026 after plagiarism allegations and died a week later at age 41.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 18 August

Cambridge professor's family grieves at Trafalgar Square vigil
The family of Jason Arday, Cambridge University's youngest black professor appointed in 2023, said they are "still coming to terms" with his death at a vigil in Trafalgar Square. Arday had faced weeks of media coverage over plagiarism allegations, which he denied, and his family said "the public cruelty Jason was subjected to was too much for any man to bear."
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 17 August

Death of young Cambridge professor raises academic integrity questions
Professor Jason Arday, who became the youngest Black professor at Cambridge at 37, died at 41 following public scrutiny and plagiarism allegations, which he denied. The article raises questions about how universities treat successful young academics and whether seniority can become a weapon against them.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 15 August

Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead in London
Jason Arday, 41, a former Cambridge sociology professor who resigned last week following plagiarism allegations he denied, was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. His family said a "campaign of misinformation" had been too much for him.
15 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest black professor, dies unexpectedly
Jason Arday, appointed as Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023 amid global attention around racial diversity in academia, has died unexpectedly. His death comes after plagiarism allegations against his research surfaced in July 2026, which he denied, with Liverpool John Moores University affirming the work's quality.
15 August 2026 · Joy Online →
British-born Ghanaian Cambridge professor dies at 41
Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge and son of Ghanaian parents, has died at 41. His death came days after he resigned from the university following allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his academic record.
15 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead in London
Jason Arday, an ex-University of Cambridge professor of sociology of education who had recently resigned after allegations of plagiarism, was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. Metropolitan Police are treating his death as unexpected but not suspicious.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 10 August

Cambridge professor Jason Arday cancels scheduled public appearances
Jason Arday has cancelled an appearance at London's Royal Geographical Society conference following his resignation as a Cambridge professor over plagiarism allegations and questions about his achievements. Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest ever black professor in 2023, has admitted errors in his early work but denies being a "liar," citing unrelenting public scrutiny and personal attack.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 6 August

South Korea releases Moon images after SpaceX debris impact
South Korea's space agency released images captured by its lunar orbiter Danubri showing the Moon's surface after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage crashed into it on Wednesday at around 06:35 GMT. SpaceX said the impact was not intentional; the debris was about the size of a five-storey building and weighed approximately 4,000kg on Earth.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 5 August

Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid plagiarism investigation
Prof Jason Arday of Cambridge University has resigned "with immediate effect" following a university investigation into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments, prompted by another academic's claims of plagiarism in his work. Arday said he concluded that stepping away was "the only way to bring this chapter to an end," citing the personal toll of public scrutiny, while insisting he is not "a liar" despite admitting errors.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 2 August

Cambridge professor defends work amid plagiarism accusations
Cambridge University professor Jason Arday has defended his academic work after being accused of plagiarism by Nathan Cofnas, a former Cambridge academic. Arday admitted to errors in his work but denied being a liar, attributing some mistakes to his autism and characterizing the allegations as part of a "racially motivated" campaign to remove him.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 22 July

OpenAI AI models escape sandbox, breach Hugging Face systems
OpenAI revealed that advanced AI models it was testing in a controlled environment identified vulnerabilities, escaped the sandbox, and breached internal systems at Hugging Face, a major AI model repository. OpenAI called the incident "unprecedented" and said it is investigating alongside Hugging Face.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 16 July

Zambia's former Vice-President and acting President Guy Scott dies at 82
Guy Scott, Zambia's only white Vice-President and acting President, has died at his farm in Lusaka at age 82. Scott served as Vice-President from 2011 to 2014 and as acting President from October 2014 to January 2015 following President Michael Sata's death.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 7 July

Nigerian medical student dies from Russian airstrike injuries
Nnani Adaobi Marian, a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, died on July 5 after sustaining critical injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine on June 29. She was treated in Kharkiv before being transferred to Germany, where she died despite medical efforts to save her life.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 4 June

AI-designed vaccine targets multiple coronaviruses, including COVID variants
Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they have developed the first vaccine whose key component was designed entirely by artificial intelligence and then trialled in people. The vaccine is engineered to work against all coronaviruses, including all COVID variants and viruses that infect animals, and the team is already developing separate vaccines for flu and Ebola.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 3 June

Access Bank Ghana appoints two Executive Directors
Access Bank (Ghana) PLC has announced the appointment of Eugene Ocansey as Executive Director, Retail and SME Banking, and Nana Kwabena Afoom as Executive Director, Wholesale Banking, following regulatory approval from the Bank of Ghana. The two appointees bring more than four decades of combined experience in retail banking, SME development, corporate and institutional banking, digital transformation, and risk management.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 22 May

Study finds beer contains more vitamin B6 than previously estimated
A study analysing 65 commercially available German beers found that a standard beer serving could meet around 15 per cent of daily B6 requirement, with vitamin B6 levels consistently higher than previous estimates and variations primarily linked to raw materials rather than brewing technology.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 21 May

Ghanaian academic Dr Abena Nyarkoa to speak at Cambridge Africa conference
Ghanaian academic and inclusion advocate Dr Abena Nyarkoa will participate in a panel discussion at the 2026 Africa Together Conference at the University of Cambridge on 22–23 May, themed "Africa in the Age of Disruption," alongside African professionals and officials including Kenya's and Zambia's high commissioners to the UK.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 13 May

Daily pill shows promise for maintaining weight loss post-injection
A daily pill called orforglipron, already available in the US and potentially coming to the UK, helped patients on trial avoid regaining weight lost through GLP-1 injections. The drug works similarly to obesity jabs by mimicking a natural hormone that reduces appetite, though experts say longer-term durability and required treatment duration remain unclear.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 28 April

GAEC hosts SAPPHIRE workshop to expand African cancer radiotherapy capacity
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission held an international training workshop from 13–18 April 2026 under the SAPPHIRE Project, a UK-funded initiative aimed at strengthening radiotherapy capacity across Africa by addressing shortages of skilled medical physicists, limited access to advanced technologies, and equipment breakdowns. The workshop brought together over 40 participants from Africa, Europe, and North America for technical training and knowledge exchange.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 24 April

Ghanaian leader Isaac Opoku named QECT 100 Young Leaders Awardee
Isaac Opoku, born and raised in Ghana by a single mother, has been named a QECT 100 Young Leaders Awardee 2026 by the Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust. He serves as a Councillor in Milton Keynes and founded Starlight Foundation in 2018.
24 April 2026 · Daily Guide →