In another development, BBC News has learned that Arday resigned on Sunday as a publication director and trustee of the British Sociological Association (BSA), the national body for sociology academics.
The BSA, to which Arday gave a lecture earlier this year claiming black academics were being targeted in “evil” ways, told the BBC it would shortly amend its website to reflect the change.
It was one of multiple roles Arday held in various organisations.
The NHS Race and Health Observatory – which studies racial and ethnic inequality in health – lists him as a member of its “academic reference advisory group”, citing his now-out-of-date Cambridge title. Arday was also named as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts by Cambridge when it appointed him.
Neither organisation replied to the BBC’s request for clarification on whether they remained current roles.
Arday also sat on ITV’s Cultural Advisory Council and as an expert the Welsh Government’s anti-racism external accountability group, but both roles ended earlier this year.
When asked by the BBC, Advance HE declined to confirm whether Arday remains a senior fellow of its formerly named Higher Education Academy, citing data protection law. The senior fellowship is awarded to individuals who “lead or influence the learning and teaching practices of others”.
The Runnymede Trust think tank, for whom Arday was a trustee until 2024, released a statement defending him last week and condemning “racialised, hyper-aggressive media scrutiny”.