Professor Jason Arday- Inquest into death of Cambridge academic

Professor Jason Arday, who resigned from his post earlier this month following allegations of plagiarism, was found dead in Battersea, south London, on August 14.

The inquest will open at London Inner South Coroner’s Court at 12pm on Wednesday (August 26), the day before the UK publication of his memoir, Great And Unfortunate Things.

His family has requested privacy as they continue to grieve.

In a statement shared by the publisher Simon & Schuster, the family said: "To the very end, Jason was clear that he wanted his memoir to be published and it is only right that we honour his wishes.

"There has been so much that has been written and said about our beloved brother, son, father, partner and uncle, mostly by people who don’t know the truth of what he experienced, and we experienced as a family, or what an extraordinary person he was.

"We are happy to allow the book to speak for itself and won’t comment further on its content.

"The family is still in shock and we are grieving.

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"We call upon the media to give the family the space it needs to come to terms with this terrible loss."

Plagiarism allegations were made by academic Nathan Cofnas, who has advocated for 'race realism'.

Mr Cofnas was last week suspended from his post at Ghent University.

The university said his death 'should prompt reflection' and confirmed it has launched a preliminary disciplinary investigation.

Professor Arday was Cambridge’s youngest black professor.