00:00Thousands of people gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Monday to pay tribute to former Cambridge professor Jason Arday.
00:09He was found dead last week, days after resigning from his position following accusations of plagiarism.
00:17The university's youngest black professor when he was appointed in 2023, Arday faced weeks of intense media scrutiny after the
00:26allegations emerged.
00:30His death has prompted a backlash with accusations that he was subject to a vicious public takedown,
00:36motivated by racism and hostility to diversity policies at universities and other institutions.
00:45Arday's family say he was subjected to a campaign of harassment and sustained abuse ever since he took up the
00:53post at Cambridge.
00:54British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Arday's death was a tragedy on so many levels and called for a moment
01:02of reflection.
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