Simply Academia is a Jekyll theme for academic research projects. Based on So Simple Theme by designer/ illustrator Michael Rose, Simply Academia includes extra features from his Minimal Mistakes Theme and a few style guidelines from Tufte CSS by Dave Liepmann.

Notable features:

• Compatible with Jekyll 3 and GitHub Pages.
• Responsive templates. Looks good on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
• Gracefully degrading in older browsers. Compatible with Internet Explorer 9+ and all modern browsers.
• Minimal embellishments and subtle animations.
• Optional large feature images for posts and pages.
• Custom 404 page to get you started.
• Basic search capabilities
• Support for Disqus Comments