{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":506906,"platform":"google","region":"GB","key":"mi5 spy alert british academics","title":"mi5 spy alert british academics","url":"https://trends.google.com/trending?geo=GB&q=mi5 spy alert british academics","first_seen":"2026-09-30T17:05:50.884880Z","last_seen":"2026-09-30T18:05:58.486287Z","last_rank":10,"peak_rank":3,"last_volume":500,"peak_volume":500,"seen_count":5,"score":0.534296875,"category_hint":null,"section":null,"category":null,"summary":"MI5 has alerted British academics and universities, urging them to cut ties with a Chinese-linked institute over espionage concerns. The warning, reported by the Financial Times, is the latest sign of Britain hardening its stance on Chinese influence in higher education, with security services concerned about technology transfer and covert state involvement on campuses.","why":"The domestic intelligence service publicly telling universities to sever links with a Chinese institute raises fresh concern over espionage in UK academia.","tone":"neutral","entities":["MI5","UK universities","Financial Times","China"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-30T17:07:21.541002Z","meta":{"lang":"en","picture":"https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJDcVQ7z9mNBbeGkOm1XNhV0oAt-iXe7tyfe5ryeoCYDTHJWm3X1np3LRcCIY","traffic":"500+","published":"Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:40:00 -0700","picture_source":"BBC"},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"MI5 warns British universities over Chinese institute ties","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:05:50.884880Z","rank":3,"volume":200},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:20:49.498419Z","rank":4,"volume":200},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:35:48.917270Z","rank":5,"volume":200},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:50:49.245724Z","rank":6,"volume":200},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T18:05:58.486287Z","rank":10,"volume":500}],"posts":[{"platform":"google","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/30/mi5-china-alert-uk-universities-funding-financing","author":"The Guardian","title":"MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities","snippet":null,"posted_at":null,"likes":null},{"platform":"google","url":"https://www.mi5.gov.uk/mi5-issues-espionage-alert-cgtri-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E9%80%9A%E7%94%A8%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%AF%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E9%99%A2","author":"Security service MI5","title":"MI5 issues Espionage Alert - CGTRI 中国通用技术研究院 | MI5 - The Security Service","snippet":null,"posted_at":null,"likes":null},{"platform":"google","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/30/mi5-issues-spy-alert-over-body-linked-chinese-state-stealing-vital-uk-research-universities","author":"The Guardian","title":"MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research","snippet":null,"posted_at":null,"likes":null},{"platform":"google","url":"https://www.ft.com/content/f71120fb-266f-42fb-8042-dbeccfd9cf0c?syn-25a6b1a6=1","author":"Financial Times","title":"MI5 warns universities to cut ties with Chinese institute","snippet":null,"posted_at":null,"likes":null}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}