Students may wish to avoid first year classes, which tend to be very large. The tutorial is the traditional strength of the British university system. Participation in the tutorial is very important and can count for a significant part of the total grade. In most classes, students prepare and present a seminar paper. As in this case of work completed at UR, students are advised to keep either hard copies or a disk copy of all of their work for future reference and for the rare instance when their work is misplaced.
All residences provide basic amenities.
As is common for most British institutions, single rooms are the norm. Students may request to be placed in a double room, although this cannot be guaranteed. Rooms are fully furnished, including bed linen. All of the residence halls are equipped with kitchens since most British students cook for themselves. Each residence has a self-catering launderette.