Alysha Addicott

How to spot a deepfake video Your how-to guide for the Sora 2 era

By Alysha Addicott / January 5, 2026

OpenAI launched Sora, a groundbreaking app for AI-powered video generation. Think TikTok, but every clip is created by artificial intelligence (AI) – from Olympic gymnastics routines to backflips on a…

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Margaret Valadian AO MBE: UQ’s final grotesque celebrates a true pioneer

By Alysha Addicott / January 5, 2026

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of a deceased person. The Great Court was originally built to house 50 ‘grotesque’…

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Human trial finds ultrasound treatment for dementia is safe

By Alysha Addicott / January 5, 2026

Scanning ultrasound to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease has been found to be safe and well tolerated in a first-in-human pilot study conducted by University of Queensland researchers. Read the full…

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How resilient are you? 4-question test and proven strategies from a psychology expert

By Alysha Addicott / October 22, 2025

Welcome to our new Contact series, the self-checkout. In these stories, UQ experts will share the central questions we can ask to learn more about ourselves, along with research-backed strategies for personal growth.…

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Dr Abbas Shafiee (left) and Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani from UQ's Frazer Institute in the lab.

UQ scientists grow living skin in world-first

By Alysha Addicott / October 22, 2025

University of Queensland researchers have been the first in the world to successfully grow fully functioning human skin in a laboratory. Read the article in UQ News.

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UQ Rugby Benefit in New York

By Alysha Addicott / July 11, 2025

Mark your calendars for Thursday 6 November! UQ’s premier event of the year, the UQ Rugby Benefit is back in New York in 2025! The Benefit is a great opportunity…

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