Chris Fairless

An example preprint / working paper

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Click the Slides button above to demo Academic’s Markdown slides feature.

Supplementary notes can be added here, including code and math.

Display Jupyter Notebooks with Academic

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

from IPython.core.display import Image
Image('https://www.python.org/static/community_logos/python-logo-master-v3-TM-flattened.png')

print("Welcome to Academic!")

Welcome to Academic!

Install Python and Jupyter

Install Anaconda which includes Python 3 and Jupyter notebook.

Otherwise, for advanced users, install Jupyter notebook with pip3 install jupyter.

Create a new blog post as usual

Run the following commands in your Terminal, substituting <MY_WEBSITE_FOLDER> and my-post with the file path to your Academic website folder and a name for your blog post (without spaces), respectively:

cd <MY_WEBSITE_FOLDER>
hugo new  --kind post post/my-post
cd <MY_WEBSITE_FOLDER>/content/post/my-post/

Create or upload a Jupyter notebook

Run the following command to start Jupyter within your new blog post folder. Then create a new Jupyter notebook (New > Python Notebook) or upload a notebook.

jupyter notebook

Convert notebook to Markdown

jupyter nbconvert Untitled.ipynb --to markdown --NbConvertApp.output_files_dir=.

# Copy the contents of Untitled.md and append it to index.md:
cat Untitled.md | tee -a index.md

# Remove the temporary file:
rm Untitled.md

Edit your post metadata

Open index.md in your text editor and edit the title etc. in the front matter according to your preference.

To set a featured image, place an image named featured into your post’s folder.

For other tips, such as using math, see the guide on writing content with Academic.

Academic: the website builder for Hugo

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Create a free website with Academic using Markdown, Jupyter, or RStudio. Choose a beautiful color theme and build anything with the Page Builder - over 40 widgets, themes, and language packs included!

Check out the latest demo of what you’ll get in less than 10 minutes, or view the showcase of personal, project, and business sites.

Setup Academic
Get Started
View the documentation
Ask a question
Request a feature or report a bug
Updating? View the Update Guide and Release Notes
Support development of Academic:

Key features:

Page builder - Create anything with widgets and elements
Edit any type of content - Blog posts, publications, talks, slides, projects, and more!
Create content in Markdown, Jupyter, or RStudio
Plugin System - Fully customizable color and font themes
Display Code and Math - Code highlighting and LaTeX math supported
Integrations - Google Analytics, Disqus commenting, Maps, Contact Forms, and more!
Beautiful Site - Simple and refreshing one page design
Industry-Leading SEO - Help get your website found on search engines and social media
Media Galleries - Display your images and videos with captions in a customizable gallery
Mobile Friendly - Look amazing on every screen with a mobile friendly version of your site
Multi-language - 15+ language packs including English, 中文, and Português
Multi-user - Each author gets their own profile page
Privacy Pack - Assists with GDPR
Stand Out - Bring your site to life with animation, parallax backgrounds, and scroll effects
One-Click Deployment - No servers. No databases. Only files.

Color Themes

Academic comes with day (light) and night (dark) mode built-in. Click the sun/moon icon in the top right of the Demo to see it in action!

Choose a stunning color and font theme for your site. Themes are fully customizable and include:

Ecosystem

Academic Admin: An admin tool to import publications from BibTeX or import assets for an offline site
Academic Scripts: Scripts to help migrate content to new versions of Academic

Install

You can choose from one of the following four methods to install:

Then personalize and deploy your new site.

Updating

View the Update Guide.

Feel free to star the project on Github to help keep track of updates.

License

Released under the MIT license.

An example journal article

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Click the Cite button above to demo the feature to enable visitors to import publication metadata into their reference management software.

Click the Slides button above to demo Academic’s Markdown slides feature.

Supplementary notes can be added here, including code and math.

An example conference paper

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Click the Cite button above to demo the feature to enable visitors to import publication metadata into their reference management software.

Click the Slides button above to demo Academic’s Markdown slides feature.

Supplementary notes can be added here, including code and math.

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m a data scientist specialising in weather, climate and demographic modelling. I’m currently looking for new opportunities while I finish a project building the next generation of the Greater London Authority’s population model.