The Department of Economics is delighted to congratulate Professor Barbara Petrongolo on being awarded a coveted European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant.
The ERC Advanced Grants competition, part of the European Union's Horizon Europe programme, supports outstanding senior researchers pursuing ambitious, curiosity-driven projects with the potential to generate significant scientific breakthroughs. The grants are among the most competitive and prestigious research awards in Europe, with only 9.6% of a record 3,329 proposals selected for funding in the latest round.
Barbara has been awarded funding for her project, GENTALENT, which investigates how childbirth, workplace organisation and social norms shape the division of paid and unpaid work within families, and how these patterns affect careers, parental wellbeing and child development. By combining rich administrative and survey data with new approaches to understanding gender specialization, the project will build a research platform to analyse the future of work and family.
The grant will provide up to €2.5 million over five years. Commenting on the award, Barbara said:
"I am truly honoured to receive an ERC Advanced Grant. This award provides a unique opportunity to pursue an ambitious research agenda on pressing challenges facing modern societies. I'm looking forward to starting new collaborations with my co-authors and form new research partnerships with postdocs and DPhil students."
Everyone in the Department extends their warmest congratulations to Barbara on this achievement and wishes her every success with the GENTALENT project.
