diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 2a69553..b95dbbe 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 {% if page.description %}<meta name="description" content="{{ page.description }}">{% endif %}
 <meta name="author" content="{% if page.author %}{{ page.author }}{% else %}{{ site.author }}{% endif %}">
 <meta name="robots" content="index,follow">
-
+{% if page.refresh %}
+<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1800">
+{% endif %}
 <!-- Style Sheets -->
 <link href="https://use.typekit.net/tca4szh.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <link href="{{site.url}}/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 403c71f..1f15781 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 bodyclass: about-us
 bodyid: about-us
 auto: true
+refresh: true
 ---
 <section class="slide" id="poster-welcome">
     <h1>The Scholars' Lab</h1>