Academic Website Template
Academic Website Template is a free, open-source static site theme built with Jekyll. Static web template for academics/research groups. It has 388 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
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Get started
Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.
npx degit sbryngelson/academic-website-template my-site
cd my-site
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll servegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sbryngelson/academic-website-template.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Academic Website Template
A beautiful, production-ready Jekyll website for academics and research groups. Use the template. Fill in your info. Publish.
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- Jekyll
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How do I use Academic Website Template?
Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit sbryngelson/academic-website-template my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Academic Website Template for commercial projects?
Yes. Academic Website Template is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.
Is Academic Website Template maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. Its latest release is v2.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.