UK Magnetics Society

What UK Magnetics Society does

The Magnetics Society (formerly UK Magnetics Society, branded as MagSoc) is a UK-headquartered non-profit professional membership society founded in 1985 that connects magnetics researchers and practitioners across industry, government, and academia worldwide. It is headquartered in Kippen, Scotland, and operates with a small team of about five people. Its core offerings consist of an annual program of in-person events and conferences (including the Magnetic Horizons, LARM, MMA, and Ewing series), a digital newsletter (MagNews), a past papers repository, a resource directory, a Student Bursary Program, and the underlying membership subscription. Technology is not a focus; the platform is a WordPress-based website (magsoc.org) used primarily for membership and event registration, with supporting presence on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring membership fees, one-time event registration fees, corporate sponsorships (Hirst Magnetics is a named society sponsor), and advertising sold to magnetics-adjacent companies. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: the society cultivates its network through seminars and conferences, with non-members welcome but members receiving preferential benefits. The customer base is horizontally diversified across higher education (Loughborough University), consumer technology (Dyson), defense and government research (AWE, NPL), magnetics manufacturing (NEMA Ltd), and emerging electric propulsion startups (Evolito). In 2024, the organization rebranded from UK Magnetics Society to The Magnetics Society and migrated its web address from ukmagsoc.org to magsoc.org to reflect its international membership footprint.

Name

UK Magnetics Society

Legal name

The Magnetics Society

Website

https://ukmagsoc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Magnetics Society is a UK-based non-profit professional membership society, founded in 1985, that connects magnetics researchers and practitioners across industry, government, and academia worldwide through events, a newsletter, and member services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transformers & Magnetics (Power/Signal) (HDAHANAD), Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Magnetics professional society
• Membership association services
• Technical conference hosting
• Student research bursaries
• Industry academic networking

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The society generates revenue through membership fees, with members enjoying significant benefits over non-members. Membership is open to magnetics professionals internationally.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated from hosting events including seminars, conferences, and specialized gatherings for magnetics professionals.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors such as Hirst Magnetics provide financial support in exchange for visibility and association with the society.
4. Advertising: The society offers advertising opportunities to companies wanting to reach magnetics professionals.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Magnetics Society is a non-profit professional membership association that connects magnetics researchers and practitioners across industry, government, and academia worldwide. It sells membership subscriptions and operates conferences and seminars (Magnetic Horizons, LARM, MMA, Ewing Events), a MagNews newsletter, a Past Papers Repository, a Resource Directory, and a Student Bursary Program. Non-members may also participate, with members receiving preferential benefits.

Product overview

The Magnetics Society (formerly UK Magnetics Society) operates as a professional membership organization, not a product company. Its offerings consist of member services including Events and Conferences (such as Magnetic Horizons and LARM series), MagNews Newsletter, Past Papers Repository, Resource Directory, Student Bursary Program, and Membership Program. These services collectively support networking, knowledge sharing, career development, and funding opportunities (£Ms in funding and sales) for magnetics professionals across industry, government, and academia worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Events and Conferences Organized conferences and seminars (Magnetic Horizons, LARM, MMA, Ewing Events) that bring together magnetics professionals across industry, government, and academia for technical presentations and networking.
• MagNews Newsletter Digital newsletter providing news, updates, and developments in the magnetics field to members and subscribers.
• Past Papers Repository Online archive of research papers and presentations from past society events, accessible to members for reference and continued learning.
• Resource Directory Directory of resources, suppliers, and professionals in the magnetics field, used to facilitate connections and collaboration across the community.
• Student Bursary Program Financial support program providing bursaries to students pursuing studies and research in magnetics, with applications managed through the Society website.
• Membership Program Paid professional membership for individuals in magnetics research and applications, conferring significant benefits (preferential event access, publications, networking) over non-members, who may also use Society services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Created new companies, projects, products, and services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hirst MagneticscoreOthersHirst Magnetics is a society sponsor of The Magnetics Society. As a sponsor, they receive visibility and association with the society's activities, events, and professional network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• American Physical Society (APS): Major US-based physics professional society that runs conferences and divisions overlapping with magnetics. Operates the same membership-and-events nonprofit model as the UK Magnetics Society but in a different geography and broader physics scope.

Broad incumbents

• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET): Major UK engineering professional society with overlapping audiences in magnetics-adjacent areas (power, electronics, materials). Comparable model — events, membership, awards — but a far larger organization covering engineering broadly.
• Royal Society of Chemistry: UK nonprofit professional body for chemists with a similar membership-and-events model, including bursaries and conferences. While chemically focused, materials-science overlap and shared UK nonprofit structure make it a structural comparable.
• Institute of Physics (IOP): Large UK-based scientific membership body covering physics and adjacent disciplines including applied magnetics. Comparable as a UK nonprofit membership organization serving scientists with events, publications and bursaries, but at much broader scope.
• European Physical Society (EPS): Europe-wide association of national physics societies. Comparable as a federation-style membership body supporting conferences and divisions (including magnetism-related ones), but at a broader physics scope than the UK Magnetics Society.

Others

• Magnetics Business & Technology Magazine: Trade publication covering the magnetics industry. Comparable as an ecosystem participant reaching the same professional audience, and a potential partner or competitor for advertising/sponsorship revenue.
• Hirst Magnetics: Named society sponsor and a commercial magnetics instrumentation and test equipment supplier. Comparable as a commercial magnetics industry participant that the Society exists to serve, but is a for-profit vendor rather than a peer society.
• UKRI / Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC): UK research funding body that finances a large share of academic magnetics research. Comparable as a key stakeholder in the same ecosystem — many Society academic members depend on EPSRC funding — but is a funder rather than a peer membership body.

Direct peers

• International Magnetics Association (INTERMAG): Organizer of the flagship INTERMAG magnetics conference jointly with IEEE. Directly comparable as a magnetics-focused convening body running large international scientific events for the same audience.
• IEEE Magnetics Society: Global professional society dedicated to magnetics, the closest functional peer to the UK Magnetics Society. Operates worldwide membership, conferences (INTERMAG, MMM) and chapters spanning industry, academia and government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UKMagSoc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaQrx5tVxAeNU1vCMFBfuwA/playlists
• Facebookfacebook.com/UK-Magnetics-Society-1813055625633026
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uk-magnetics-society

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Funding overview

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Investors

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