Demyship
Scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A demyship (also "demy" for the recipient) characterises a form of scholarship or research affiliation at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1][2]
Today, a Senior Demy describes an honorary research position given to individuals who hold professorial, post-doctoral or fellowship roles elsewhere at the University of Oxford or externally. These individuals are elected to a demyship by the Governing Body of Magdalen College, with the recipients demonstrating outstanding scholarly and research excellence. Previous notable demies at Magdalen College include individuals such as Oscar Wilde and T. E. Lawrence.
Historically, the term is derived from demi-socii or half-fellows, being formerly entitled to half the allowance awarded to Fellows.[1] Today, the position provides demies with affiliation and dining rights at the college, and access to the appropriate Common Rooms according to the seniority of the demy, such as the Senior Common Room for Senior Demies.
"Demy" and "demies" are pronounced to rhyme with "deny" and "surmise", rather than "semi(s)". Whilst Magdalen is unique amongst Oxbridge colleges in using the term Demies, Merton College, Oxford is similarly unusual in designating their scholars "postmasters", with a Postmasters Hall.[3]