The two largest individual libraries are the Brotherton Library, housing the arts and social sciences research collections, and the Edward Boyle Library, which contains the science and engineering research collections as well as the Student Library of over 120,000 additional copies of heavily-used books. There is on-line access to the main University Library catalogue and the BIDS System, an international bibliographical resource. Computers The School of Geography provides three computing labs for common use by postgraduate and staff and at least two networked PCs in each shared postgraduate office. Help in using IT facilities is provided in the Quantitative Research Methods module and courses on programming are offered in the first semester. The Language Centre contains well-equipped language laboratories and teaching rooms and offers audio courses in over forty languages.
Courses are available in English language for overseas students.
On the main campus the University has a Sports Centre with a large sports hall with accommodation for 1,500 spectators, a second large multipurpose sports hall, a smaller hall, a large fitness room, a fully equipped weight training room, seven squash courts and a table tennis room. Elsewhere on campus there is an aerobics centre, a cardiovascular exercise room and a climbing wall. There are many active sports clubs based in the University including netball, basketball, hockey, squash, badminton, volleyball. The Yorkshire Dales, the North Yorkshire Moors and the Lake District are accessible and give opportunities for walking, hiking, climbing and caving. It is a recreational and social centre for all the non-academic aspects of student life.