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Jason Arday | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
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| Discipline | Sociologist |
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Jason Arday FRSA (born 1985) is a British sociologist, writer and fundraiser best known for his research on race and racism. In March 2023, he began an appointment as Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK, becoming the youngest black person ever appointed to a professorship at Cambridge.[1][2] He had previously been a Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Glasgow in the College of Social Sciences,[3] and before that Associate Professor of Sociology and Deputy Executive Dean of People and Culture in the Faculty of Social Science and Health at the University of Durham, as well as visiting professor at Nelson Mandela University in the Centre for Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation, South Africa.[4]
- ^ Cawley, Laurence (23 February 2023). "Cambridge University's Jason Arday becomes youngest black professor". BBC News. Cambridgeshire. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Jason Arday appointed Professor of Sociology of Education at University of Cambridge". www.educ.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Professor Jason Arday". Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Jason Arday". Nelson Mandela University. Retrieved 2023-03-02.