Brickbat: Stop Asking Questions
London's Metropolitan Police investigated reporter Jack Grove after he questioned alleged plagiarism and résumé embellishment by Cambridge professor Jason Arday. The investigation lasted four months and was closed without interviewing Grove, who was instructed to cease contacting the professor. Arday resigned amid the controversy, and Grove learned of the police action only when the case was dropped.
- ▪Jack Grove raised concerns about possible plagiarism and résumé embellishment by Jason Arday, a University of Cambridge professor.
- ▪The Metropolitan Police spent four months investigating the matter but closed the case without interviewing Grove.
- ▪Police told Grove to stop contacting Arday, citing concerns for the professor's mental health.
- ▪Jason Arday resigned following the allegations and the police investigation.
- ▪Grove only discovered the investigation when officers called to inform him it was being dropped.
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Health Brickbat: Stop Asking Questions Charles Oliver | 8.11.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/08/Cambridge-1-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Jack Grove, Jason Arday, and Cambridge University" alt="Jack Grove, Jason Arday, and Cambridge University | Faculty of Education/Cambridge. Andrewro/Dreamstime. jgro_the/X" /> (Faculty of Education/Cambridge. Andrewro/Dreamstime.
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