diff --git a/report.tex b/report.tex
index 23e6d8a..a9c5ea4 100644
--- a/report.tex
+++ b/report.tex
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 \usepackage{algpseudocode}
 \usepackage{siunitx}
 \usepackage[framemethod=TikZ]{mdframed}
+\usepackage[acronym,automake]{glossaries-extra}
+
+\setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short}
+\subfile{subfiles/acronyms}
+\makeglossaries{}
+
 
 \mdfdefinestyle{frameStyle}{%
 	roundcorner=5pt,
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@
 
 \bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}
 \bibliography{references}
+\printglossary[type=\acronymtype]
 
 \subfile{subfiles/acknowledgement}
 \subfile{subfiles/statement_of_originality}
diff --git a/subfiles/acronyms.tex b/subfiles/acronyms.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b9af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subfiles/acronyms.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+% example of how to set an acronym that you will call using \Gls{rnd}, \Glspl{rnd}, \gls{rnd}, \glspl{rnd}
+\newacronym{rnd}{R\&D}{research and development}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subfiles/introduction.tex b/subfiles/introduction.tex
index 9b205b0..0c73f16 100644
--- a/subfiles/introduction.tex
+++ b/subfiles/introduction.tex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \section{Introduction}
     \label{sec:introduction}
 
-    This is a template for MAS R\&D projects, based on \emph{IEEETran}.
+    This is a template for MAS \gls{rnd} projects, based on \emph{IEEETran}.
     Here are some preliminaries about some common things you need to do to use the template:
     \begin{itemize}
         \item Add your references to the file \emph{references.bib} and cite them as Mustermann and Smith \cite{referenceexample} (if there are more than three authors, cite as Mustermann et al. \cite{referenceexample}).