IEThe Irish Times
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by Belgian university
Nathan Cofnas says Ghent University will ‘almost certainly fire me’
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- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 21 Aug 2026, 09:09 UTC
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- Byline
- Chris Osuh, agencies
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Nathan Cofnas says Ghent University will ‘almost certainly fire me’
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Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by Belgian university
Nathan Cofnas says Ghent University will ‘almost certainly fire me’
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- #791
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- 21 Aug 2026, 09:19 UTC
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