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Academic Research Group Website Template

Academic group template emblem

This starter site is built for academic labs, research centers, and faculty groups that want a clean, static website with minimal setup. Replace the example data, placeholder media, and contact details with your own content and publish it on GitHub Pages or any static host.

What this template includes:

  • Data-driven content: people, publications, projects, news, patents, and gallery items are managed from JSON files in the data/ directory.
  • Academic group structure: dedicated pages for team members, alumni, open positions, research projects, and publications are already wired up.
  • Reusable assets: the repository now ships with neutral SVG placeholders so you can open-source it without exposing private group photos or institution-specific branding.
  • Fast customization: update the copy, swap the placeholder graphics, and publish without introducing a build step or framework dependency.

Use this as a starting point for AI, robotics, systems, HCI, computational biology, or any other research group that wants a lightweight public-facing site.

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Adoption Examples

kaist-cvml.github.io

An academic group site adapted from this template family.

vi.kaist.ac.kr

A live research-group deployment showing another customization direction.

Customize This Template

Quick Launch Checklist

Update branding: rename the group, replace the logo, and revise footer/contact text.

Replace sample content: edit the JSON files in data/ with your real people, papers, projects, and news.

Swap placeholder media: replace the SVG placeholders in assets/images/ with your own portraits, project graphics, and event photos.

Review admissions details: update the Apply page so it matches your institution's actual intake process and deadlines.

High-Impact Files

  • data/people.json for faculty, students, and alumni.
  • data/publications.json for papers and preprints.
  • data/projects.json for funded work and collaborations.
  • data/news.json for homepage updates.
  • pages/apply.html for recruiting and admissions instructions.
  • README.md for maintainer-facing setup notes.

The current content is intentionally generic so the repository can be published as a public template.