The University of Cambridge has asked Nazir Afzal, a former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, to

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The University of Cambridge has asked Nazir Afzal, a former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, to lead the first part of its review into the death of the scholar Jason Arday. Arday died at his home in south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation as a Cambridge professor amid swirling allegations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career. Prof Deborah Prentice, Cambridge’s vice-chancellor, said the time since Arday’s death had been “a period of profound sadness and reflection” for the university, and she sought to defend her institution from criticism.