diff --git a/scipost/context_processors.py b/scipost/context_processors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 19c0fbf686bb62fb3d3908d1f0a370bc9f23165b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/scipost/context_processors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from .forms import SearchForm
-
-
-def searchform(request):
-    return {'search_form': SearchForm()}
diff --git a/scipost/forms.py b/scipost/forms.py
index 04f36192dbf87b171561b533c64707c7afffa624..47c6ef82fca8c106a0fb0bda996bfa7df543b9dd 100644
--- a/scipost/forms.py
+++ b/scipost/forms.py
@@ -210,9 +210,8 @@ class RemarkForm(forms.Form):
 
 
 class SearchForm(forms.Form):
-    query = forms.CharField(max_length=100, label='',
-                            widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={
-                                'class': 'form-control mr-0 mb-2 mr-lg-2 mb-lg-0'}))
+    q = forms.CharField(max_length=100, label='', widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={
+                        'class': 'form-control mr-0 mb-2 mr-lg-2 mb-lg-0'}))
 
 
 class EmailGroupMembersForm(forms.Form):
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html
index 04cce9fedff90383eb8df8bf20fd99d4fdc1d979..29161549ed69fbbefbb3dd886868c413b44f1f65 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
       {% endif %}
 
     </ul>
-    <form action="{% url 'scipost:search' %}" method="post" class="form-inline">
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        {{ search_form }}
+    <form action="{% url 'scipost:search' %}" method="get" class="form-inline">
+        <input class="form-control mr-0 mb-2 mr-lg-2 mb-lg-0" id="id_q" maxlength="100" name="q" type="text" required="">
       <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit">Search</button>
     </form>
   </div>
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/search.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/search.html
index 050dbafd542fae2959975c7f27117d6c7cece837..911e4686ed965a1f8a4ebb054ac3e25b8a0adcaa 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/search.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/search.html
@@ -2,125 +2,171 @@
 
 {% block pagetitle %}: list{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% block headsup %}
-
-{% endblock headsup %}
-
-{% block bodysup %}
-
-
-<section>
-  <h1>Search results</h1>
-
-  {% if publication_search_list or commentary_search_list or submission_search_list or thesislink_search_list or comment_search_link %}
-  {% else %}
-  <p>Your search query did not return any result.</p>
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {% if publication_search_list %}
-  <br />
-  <hr class="hr12">
-  <h3>Publications:</h3>
-
-  <ul>
-    {% for publication in publication_search_list %}
-    {{ publication.header_as_li }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-
-  <div class="pagination">
-    <span class="step-links">
-      {% if publication_search_list.has_previous %}
-      <a href="?publication_search_list_page={{ publication_search_list.previous_page_number }}">previous</a>
-      {% endif %}
-      <span class="current">
-	Page {{ publication_search_list.number }} of {{ publication_search_list.paginator.num_pages }}.
-      </span>
-      {% if publication_search_list.has_next %}
-      <a href="?publication_search_list_page={{ publication_search_list.next_page_number }}">next</a>
-      {% endif %}
-    </span>
-  </div>
-
-  {% endif %}
-
-
-  {% if commentary_search_list %}
-  <br />
-  <hr class="hr12">
-  <h3>Commentaries:</h3>
-
-  <ul>
-    {% for commentary in commentary_search_list %}
-    {{ commentary.header_as_li }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-
-  <div class="pagination">
-    <span class="step-links">
-      {% if commentary_search_list.has_previous %}
-      <a href="?commentary_search_list_page={{ commentary_search_list.previous_page_number }}">previous</a>
-      {% endif %}
-      <span class="current">
-	Page {{ commentary_search_list.number }} of {{ commentary_search_list.paginator.num_pages }}.
-      </span>
-      {% if commentary_search_list.has_next %}
-      <a href="?commentary_search_list_page={{ commentary_search_list.next_page_number }}">next</a>
-      {% endif %}
-    </span>
-  </div>
-
-  {% endif %}
-
-
-  {% if submission_search_list %}
-  <br />
-  <hr class="hr12">
-  <h3>Submissions:</h3>
-  <ul>
-    {% for submission in submission_search_list %}
-    {{ submission.header_as_li }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-
-  <div class="pagination">
-    <span class="step-links">
-      {% if submission_search_list.has_previous %}
-      <a href="?submission_search_list_page={{ submission_search_list.previous_page_number }}">previous</a>
-      {% endif %}
-      <span class="current">
-	Page {{ submission_search_list.number }} of {{ submission_search_list.paginator.num_pages }}
-      </span>
-      {% if submission_search_list.has_next %}
-      <a href="?submission_search_list_page={{ submission_search_list.next_page_number }}">next</a>
-      {% endif %}
-    </span>
-  </div>
-
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {% if thesislink_search_list %}
-  <br />
-  <hr class="hr12">
-  <h3>Theses:</h3>
-  <ul>
-    {% for thesislink in thesislink_search_list %}
-        {% include 'theses/_thesislink_header_as_li.html' with thesislink=thesislink %}
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {% if comment_search_list %}
-  <br />
-  <hr class="hr12">
-  <h3>Comments:</h3>
-  <ul>
-    {% for comment in comment_search_list %}
-    {{ comment.header_as_li }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-  {% endif %}
-
-</section>
-
-{% endblock bodysup %}
+{% block content %}
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <h1>Search results{% if search_term %}: <small><i>{{ search_term }}</i></small>{% endif %}</h1>
+        {% if not publication_search_list and not commentary_search_list and not submission_search_list and not thesislink_search_list and not comment_search_link and not comment_search_list %}
+            <p>Your search query did not return any result.</p>
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+{% if publication_search_list %}
+<hr>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <div class="panel">
+            <h2>Publications</h2>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        {% for publication in publication_search_list %}
+            {{ publication.header_as_li }}
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+          <div class="pagination">
+            <span class="step-links">
+              {% if publication_search_list.has_previous %}
+              <a href="?publication_search_list_page={{ publication_search_list.previous_page_number }}">previous</a>
+              {% endif %}
+              <span class="current">
+        	Page {{ publication_search_list.number }} of {{ publication_search_list.paginator.num_pages }}.
+              </span>
+              {% if publication_search_list.has_next %}
+              <a href="?publication_search_list_page={{ publication_search_list.next_page_number }}">next</a>
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+
+{% if commentary_search_list %}
+<hr>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <div class="panel">
+            <h2>Commentaries</h2>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <ul>
+            {% for commentary in commentary_search_list %}
+                {{ commentary.header_as_li }}
+            {% endfor %}
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+          <div class="pagination">
+            <span class="step-links">
+              {% if commentary_search_list.has_previous %}
+              <a href="?commentary_search_list_page={{ commentary_search_list.previous_page_number }}">previous</a>
+              {% endif %}
+              <span class="current">
+        	Page {{ commentary_search_list.number }} of {{ commentary_search_list.paginator.num_pages }}.
+              </span>
+              {% if commentary_search_list.has_next %}
+              <a href="?commentary_search_list_page={{ commentary_search_list.next_page_number }}">next</a>
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+
+{% if submission_search_list %}
+<hr>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <div class="panel">
+            <h2>Submissions</h2>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <ul>
+            {% for submission in submission_search_list %}
+            {{ submission.header_as_li }}
+            {% endfor %}
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+      <div class="pagination">
+        <span class="step-links">
+          {% if submission_search_list.has_previous %}
+          <a href="?submission_search_list_page={{ submission_search_list.previous_page_number }}">previous</a>
+          {% endif %}
+          <span class="current">
+    	Page {{ submission_search_list.number }} of {{ submission_search_list.paginator.num_pages }}
+          </span>
+          {% if submission_search_list.has_next %}
+          <a href="?submission_search_list_page={{ submission_search_list.next_page_number }}">next</a>
+          {% endif %}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if thesislink_search_list %}
+<hr>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+        <div class="panel">
+            <h2>Theses</h2>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+          <ul>
+            {% for thesislink in thesislink_search_list %}
+                {% include 'theses/_thesislink_header_as_li.html' with thesislink=thesislink %}
+            {% endfor %}
+          </ul>
+          {% endif %}
+
+          {% if comment_search_list %}
+          <div class="row">
+              <div class="col-12">
+                  <div class="panel">
+                      <h2>Comments</h2>
+                  </div>
+              </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="row">
+              <div class="col-12">
+                  <ul>
+                    {% for comment in comment_search_list %}
+                        {{ comment.header_as_li }}
+                    {% endfor %}
+                  </ul>
+              </div>
+          </div>
+          {% endif %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+{% endblock content %}
diff --git a/scipost/views.py b/scipost/views.py
index 496ceb09a3032657e7148518705a682a1aa36d56..bae70ff6fd044e7bd82edca43986b8a76f1e450f 100644
--- a/scipost/views.py
+++ b/scipost/views.py
@@ -153,17 +153,15 @@ def documentsSearchResults(query):
 
 def search(request):
     """ For the global search form in navbar """
-    if request.method == 'POST':
-        form = SearchForm(request.POST)
-        if form.is_valid():
-            context = documentsSearchResults(form.cleaned_data['query'])
-            request.session['query'] = form.cleaned_data['query']
-        else:
-            context = {}
+    form = SearchForm(request.GET or None)
+    context = {}
+    if form.is_valid():
+        context = documentsSearchResults(form.cleaned_data['q'])
+        request.session['query'] = form.cleaned_data['q']
+        context['search_term'] = form.cleaned_data['q']
     elif 'query' in request.session:
-            context = documentsSearchResults(request.session['query'])
-    else:
-        context = {}
+        context = documentsSearchResults(request.session['query'])
+        context['search_term'] = request.session['query']
 
     if 'publication_search_queryset' in context:
         publication_search_list_paginator = Paginator(context['publication_search_queryset'], 10)