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Their wordsThis sort of massive media storm almost never happens for white academics who do naughty things, especially in the UK. They may get some pushback, but it fades far more quickly, and their careers often survive the investigations.
Their wordsIt is clear that a significant portion of the thesis was copied directly from other people's work. This is not in doubt, it's not in question, and the fact that so many people online are arguing that the plagiarism charges are false because a university said so is deeply depressing.
Their wordsIt's a truly ridiculous crime, and I'd expect any university to fire someone who was found to have substantial plagiarism in their PhD thesis and published work.
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