The latest trends in research globalisation will be the focus of Research Fortnight’s annual conference in London on 9 November. Confirmed speakers include: Kumar Bhattacharyya, chairman of the Warwick Manufacturing Group; Julia Lane, director of science and innovation policy at the US National Science Foundation; Alan Langlands, chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England; Hagit Messer-Yaron, Israel’s former chief scientist and now president of the Open University in Israel; and Jeremy Watson, chief scientific adviser at the Department for Communities and Local Government. Research Fortnight subscribers are eligible for a discount.