The Pulp and Paper Centre is home to several collaborative post-graduate programs between UBC and the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican). The main focus of these programs is on research and education in the pulp and paper industry. Paprican sponsors national education program that involves UBC, McGill University, and Ecole Polytechnique and links their research programs to industry. The departments involved in the Pulp and Paper Centre include Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metals and Materials Engineering, and Chemistry, and the research has a strong focus on engineering. The research areas of emphasis are:
- Environmental engineering
- Chemical pulping technology
- Process control
- Fibre processing
- Mechanical pulping
- Papermaking
- Corrosion engineering
