The Center for Medieval Studies is one of the largest in the United Kingdom with more than 30 teaching staff from various faculties at the University of Leeds. The Center hosts Europe's largest annual gathering of medievalists, the International Medieval Congress, held each July. The University provides three categories of accommodation for graduate students from overseas. Students have their own room and share cooking facilities with 4 to 6 others. Residents in these flats do their own cleaning, cooking, and shopping and pay their own heating bills.
Halls of residence are available for single students.
The fee charged includes the use of a furnished study bedroom, the provision of heating, meal options, room cleaning, and the use of common rooms and other social amenities. The University owns or has access to more than 100 furnished and 15 unfurnished flats, which are let to couples with or without children. Due to the large demand for family accommodation, the University cannot guarantee to meet all requests. Students should come on their own and arrange for their family to come only after they have secured suitable family accommodation. Most single overseas students prefer to be in one of the self-catering flats where they may expect to be with people of their own age and level of commitment to study.