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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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21 Aug 2026, 09:19 UTC
Last checked
22 Aug 2026, 04:05 UTC
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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
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 09:19 UTC
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626,578 bytes, private gzip evidence
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Public boundary
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