Participation of university students in scientific research during their undergraduate years contributes to both their academic and personal development in many ways. First of all, the participation of students in applied research during their undergraduate studies encourages them to continue graduate programs or to build their careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the future.

METU conducts the most comprehensive experiment in the world, exploring the harms of microplastics to fresh water resources and the ecological balance of the planet within the scope of AQUACOSM Project, funded by EU Horizon 2020.

Middle East Technical University came in second with “Kız Başına” at Spring 2018 Peer to Peer (P2P): Facebook Global Digital Challenge.

Prof. Dr. Haluk Külah and his team from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering have been awarded the ERC support granted to METU...

Deep oceans are key for Planet’s biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles and world’s future blue economy, but still are highly underexplored. In 2017, METU deep-sea scientists...