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Jason Arday

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Professor Jason Arday

Fellow
University Positions
Professor of Sociology of Education
Subjects
Specialising in
Race, Intersectionality, Education, Neurodiversity, Mental Health and Cultural Studies

Jason Arday is a Professorial Fellow of Education. 

Academic interests

Professor Arday’s academic interests include: 

  • Race and higher education
  • Intersectionality and society
  • Neurodiversity and education.

Degrees obtained

  • PhD in Education (Liverpool John Moores University).
  • MA in Education Studies (Liverpool John Moores University).
  • MA in Education and Pedagogy (St Mary’s University, London).
  • BA Hons in Education Studies and Physical Education (University of Surrey). 

Biography

Professor Jason Arday is the 2002 Professorial Chair in the Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. Previously, Jason was Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Glasgow in the School of Education, College of Social Sciences.

Professor Arday has also held the position of Associate Professor in Sociology at Durham University in the Department of Sociology and Deputy Executive Dean for People and Culture in the Faculty of Social Science and Health. He is a Visiting Professor at The Ohio State University in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Glasgow in the School of Education, and an Honorary Professor at Durham University in the Department of Sociology.

He is a Trustee of the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading Race Equality Thinktank, and the British Sociological Association (BSA). Jason sits on the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) National Advisory Panel, the NHS Race and Health Observatory Academic Reference Group and the ITV Cultural Advisory Council.

Professor Arday’s research focuses on the areas of race and higher education, intersectionality and education, mental health and education, neurodiversity and cultural studies.

Other interests

Charity (fundraising), tailoring, music and sport. 

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Publications, links and resources

  • Lewis, C. J., & Arday, J. (2023) "We See Things They’ll Never See: Sociological Reflections on Race, Neurodiversity and Higher Education", The Sociological Review.
  • Arday, J., & Jones, C. (2022) "Same Storm, Different Boats: The impact of Covid-19 on Black students and academic staff in UK and US Higher Education", Higher Education.
  • Arday, J. (2022) "Covid-19 and Higher Education: The Times They Are A’Changin", Educational Review.
  • Arday, J. (2022) "'More to prove and more to lose' Race, Racism and Precarious Employment in Higher Education", British Journal of Sociology of Education.
  • Stoll, N., Yalipende, Y., Arday, J., Smithies, D., Byrom, N., Lempp, N., & Hatch, S. (2022) "Protocol for Black Student Wellbeing Study: A multi-site qualitative study on the mental health and wellbeing experiences of Black UK university students", BMJ Open.
  • Arday, J., Boliver, V., & Branchu, C. (2021) "Understanding the Bigger Picture: Exploring the BAME Experience in Higher Education", Social Policy and Society.
  • Arday, J. (2021) "No One Can See Me Cry: Understanding Mental Health Issues for Black and Ethnic Minority Academic Staff in Higher Education", Higher Education.
  • Arday, J., Belluigi, D., & Thomas, D. (2020) "Breaking the Chain: Reimaging Inclusive Pedagogy and Decolonising the Curriculum within the Academy", Educational Philosophy and Theory.
  • Arday, J. (2019) "Dismantling Power and Privilege through reflexivity: Negotiating Normative Whiteness, the Eurocentric Curriculum and Racial Micro-aggressions within the Academy", Whiteness and Education.
  • Arday, J. (2018) "Race and Educational Leadership: Where do we start? Understanding the lived experience", Management in Education (Race and Leadership, Special Issue).

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