<p>A leading researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Fellowship worth over £1.4 million to study how dryland landscapes respond to a changing climate.</p>
<p>Dr Monika Markowska will join Northumbria University in January 2024 as part of her Royal Society University Research Fellowship. <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Froyalsociety.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmegan2.dixon%40northumbria.ac.uk%7C4535114de05f441ce21508dbcbfc256c%7Ce757cfdd1f354457af8f7c9c6b1437e3%7C0%7C0%7C638328056038596425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0qqQPBpKyyg2EVddg2dBNtI5Y8qmiDPBI5t8kWkxieg%3D&reserved=0">The Royal Society</a> is the world’s oldest independent scientific academy, bringing together many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering