剑桥大学已同意对社会学教授Jason Arday的任命进行独立调查[1]。副校长Deborah Prentice承认此事对学校声誉造成了损害，并表示"我知道围绕这个有害且困难的案件存在愤怒和焦虑"[1]。
Arday于2022年被任命为教育学院教授[1]，在其生平和资历遭到审视后上周辞职[1]。调查将涵盖Arday 2022年的任命情况及其在剑桥近四年的工作经历[1]。调查将由剑桥内外的资深学者独立进行[1]。
此前，格拉斯哥大学已公开宣布对Arday任命进行调查[1]。Arday曾在2019年于杜伦大学担任初级学术职位[1]，并在格拉斯哥大学任过职[1]。
Cambridge University has committed to conducting an independent investigation into the appointment of sociology professor Jason Arday, responding to mounting internal pressure over the matter [1]. Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice acknowledged the controversy has caused reputational damage to the institution, stating: "I know there is anger and anxiety surrounding this harmful and difficult case" [1]. The inquiry will examine Arday's 2022 appointment to the Faculty of Education as well as his nearly four years of work at Cambridge [1].
Arday resigned last week following heightened scrutiny of his biography and credentials [1]. The professor had previously held junior academic positions at Durham University in 2019 and served at Glasgow University, which has separately announced its own investigation into his appointment [1]. The independent investigation will be conducted by senior scholars both from within and outside Cambridge [1]. Prentice joined Cambridge in 2023 from Princeton University, several months after Arday's appointment [1].