About PAIR

Mission

To create information and knowledge in support of the goals of the University of British Columbia.

The function of the Planning and Institutional Research Office is to undertake research, and to provide reports, statistical information and advice in support of strategic planning and decision making at UBC.

Organization and Staff

Reports to the President, but interacts with all levels of senior administration
Director, 5 research analysts, 1 systems analyst
Internally: works collaboratively with Registrar, Finance, Budget, Human Resources, Public Affairs, Research Services, and Faculty Deans and Department Heads
Externally: Represents UBC, where appropriate, at: The University President’s Council, Government Committees, G13 group of universities, Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association, and other provincial and national post-secondary agencies (eg: Statistics Canada, BC Council on Admissions and Transfer)

Specific Functions

Enrolment Planning and Forecasting
Faculty Planning
Academic Planning support
Government reporting
Collective Bargaining support
Financial Modeling
Internal enrolment reporting
Inter-university comparisons and benchmarking
Surveys
Small systems development
Employment Equity reports
Monitoring developments which may have an impact of Post-Secondary Education and Research
Maintaining historical statistical trends

We also provide services in the following areas:

Modeling the impact of the abolition of mandatory retirement
The economic impact of UBC on the provinicial economy
Departmental profiles
Faculty salary market analysis
Allocation of indirect costs
National Survey of Student Engagement
Survey of Graduates in the workplace
Government performance indicators
B.C. Common Data Set
Sessional Instructor Appointment system
Demographic trends in B.C. and Canada
Developing a university-wide teaching evaluation system
Time to completion of graduate students (national comparisons)