Senior academics set out key questions Cambridge must answer over Jason Arday’s death

Letter from more than 40 signatories says university has backed away from promised thorough review of events before death

Senior Cambridge academics have criticised the university's plans to investigate Prof Jason Arday's death as inadequate, and said those responsible for serious failures of leadership" should face consequences.

In a letter to Chris Smith, Cambridge's chancellor, the academics said it is not yet clear" how the proposed review will answer difficult questions about the university's involvement in the events leading up to Arday's death, including its handling of the criticism Arday suffered after his appointment as professor of sociology of education in 2023.