The sovereign decision-making body of the co-operative is the General Meeting which takes place on a bi-weekly basis and is open to all members.

Each working group has a specific remit, whether finances, logistics, maintenance, development, outreach, conflict mediation, or encouraging involvement.

The student co-operative is home to a broad range of people from a variety of different backgrounds with a significant portion of the community coming from abroad.

There are currently two principal application periods for membership of the co-operative, these are in February and October for admittance in September and January respectively, however move-in dates are often flexible.

There is a high demand on places at the co-operative with a ratio ten applicants for every one available space in January 2016.