Emperor Arday’s new clothes – spiked
To understand the making of the emperor’s new clothes, count the tailors. The University of Cambridge maintains an Office of External Affairs and Communications with nearly 40 named staff. Six…
To understand the making of the emperor’s new clothes, count the tailors. The University of Cambridge maintains an Office of External Affairs and Communications with nearly 40 named staff. Six…
Has there ever been a dumber cleverer person than Jolyon Maugham? For someone with a first-class Durham degree who reached the dizzying heights of King’s Counsel, he doesn’t half swallow…
Sociology, as both a discipline and a subject, has long been questioned and ridiculed by sections of academia and the media. ‘It isn’t a real science’ is the common response…
Arriving at university in the autumn of 2021, I joined a sports society. For me, it was cricket. I’m distinctly average but had enjoyed a single decent season in the…
One of the questions I’m asked most often is: ‘Don’t you ever get tired of talking about trans?’ Which is fair enough given my work at Genspect, which advocates for…
You know what? I’m starting to wonder if this Jason Arday fella isn’t quite on the up and up. Call me a cynic, or a racist. Perhaps I’ve finally succumbed…
I’ll admit it: initially, I pulled my punches. I feel pity for Jason Arday. It must be awful to have every detail of your life picked apart by the media…
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and of exaggerating his backstory, has achieved in a very short period of time something of a Falstaffian ideal. If not himself…
Some of Australia’s most influential bands first found their footing on university stages. From The Whitlams and Grinspoon to Ball Park Music, The Cat Empire and TISM, campuses have long served as incubators for emerging artists before they…
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