Halls of residence
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Halls of residence in British English (commonly referred to as halls, and to a lesser extent hall; sometimes reshalls) are a type of residential accommodation for large numbers of students, similar to dormitories in the United States. In the United Kingdom halls of residence usually provide individual student rooms, although kitchen or bathroom facilities may be shared. Halls may be self-catering, or have dining facilities provided. Some halls may be single-sex, or have single sex floors or wings. In some cases students are required to share rooms. Halls of residence are normally owned and run by the university or college which they serve.
Halls located away from university facilities are likely to have extra amenities such as a recreation room or bar. Commonly they also have Internet facilities, either through a network connection in each student room or a central cluster room. Catered halls may charge for food by the meal or through a termly subscription. They may also contain basic kitchen facilities for student use outside catering hours. Most halls contain a laundry room, usually overcrowded at popular washing times.
Examples are Bishop Julius Hall at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand which consists of single rooms that come furnished with a bed, two chairs and a desk, and Connaught Hall, a University of London intercollegiate hall of residence in Bloomsbury, London, UK.
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