The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) program aims at promoting the participation of students, since early in their academic path, in research projects developed by academic staff of the FCT NOVA. Through UROP the student will have contact with scientific research environment and gain knowledge of how research projects work. The student will develop skills in presenting and explaining research results, and transferable skills of working in teams, oral and written communication, and independent learning. Depending on the specific project chosen by the student, he/she will acquire specific knowledge on the subject area and, possibly, some specific technical skills in the project area.