Few funds and wrong reforms have made precariat the only reality for many, no longer so young, Italian researchers. Elisabetta, however, won the Marie Curie, a prestigious scholarship that gives access to a permanent contract at only 33 years of age: a form of stability in this field to which, only a select few, can aspire. Still, having to go for eighteen months away from her affections, doesn't feel like a victory to her. Serenity and stability in both private and working life is not an achievable desire for Elisabetta, for now.