Final Reminder:
RSE Midlands 2026 — Next Week

Travel support is available.

🎟 Register: https://pretix.eu/rsemidlands/2026/
📍 University of Nottingham
📅 Monday, 20 April (next week)
🕙 10:00–17:00

Join fellow Research Software Engineers for a full day of talks and networking.

ℹ️ More details:
https://rse-midlands.github.io/docs/event-20th-april-2026/

#RSEng #RSEMidlands #ResearchSoftwareEngineer #RSE #ResearchSoftware #OpenResearch #OpenScience #HigherEducation #ResearchComputing #Networking #talks

RSE Midlands 2026

Mon, April 20, 2026

Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay

Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visa

The Guardian
🎓 Dreaming of IIT but worried about JEE Advanced?

Good news — there are alternative pathways you might not know about! From international collaborations to special entry routes and unique programs, explore how you can still aim for an IIT experience without the traditional route.

👉https://www.gofillform.com/resources/blog/edu/can-i-get-admission-in-iit-without-jee-advanced/

#IIT #EngineeringDreams #HigherEducation #CareerPaths #StudentSuccess
‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester

Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame

The Guardian

AI colleges by Khan, TED,... promise cheaper, personalised higher education.

But what if they also accelerate a divide:
technology for many, people for a few?

A short reflection on McDonaldization and higher ed 👇

#AI #edtech #highereducation

https://theeconomyofmeaning.com/2026/04/14/khan-ted-ai-colleges-and-the-mcdonaldization-of-higher-education/

Khan, TED, AI colleges and the McDonaldization of higher education

AI colleges promise cheaper, personalised learning. But we risk creating a divide where some students get technology and others get people?

From experience to meaning...
[Re-share] Recommended Reading
Slater, Kailyn "Kay". "Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library." Library Trends, vol. 73 no. 4, 2025, p. 588-608. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lib.2025.a968497
#genAI #generativeAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AcademicLibraries #Libraries #HigherEducation #HigherEd #Universities #Colleges #Faculty
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New College Board report: bachelor's degree holders earned 62% more than high school grads in 2024 and had half the unemployment rate (2.6% vs. 4.3%). The data on college ROI is still strong.
#highereducation
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/78560/college-boards-education-pays-2026-report-confirms-a-degree-still-pays-off/
New Report: College Grads Earn $31,200 More Per Year, but the Gap Widens Sharply After Age 34

College Board’s Education Pays 2026 shows bachelor’s degree holders earn $31,200 more per year. See the latest earnings data and break-even analysis.

The College Investor

Save the date! 🗓️ On October 3, we invite you to the #OpenHouse at the #Garching research campus. ⚗️🧬 Experience research up close with talks, hands-on activities, tours & more: https://www.tum.de/en/open-day

#OpenCampus #HigherEducation

📹Forschungscampus Garching

“Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&M is quickly becoming an institution of dead dogmas.”

#HigherEducation #Academia #Texas

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/aggie-professor-resigns-trans-race-policy

'Institution of dead dogmas': Texas A&M professor resigns over trans, race-related policy

The philosophy professor at the center of January's controversy at Texas A&M University over writings by Plato being removed from coursework has turned in his resignation. 

FOX 26 Houston