The Directorate of Research, Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (DRICE) serves as the heartbeat of progress at Daystar University.
We facilitate cutting-edge research that addresses societal challenges while fostering a culture of entrepreneurship. Our mission is to move ideas from lecture rooms into the commercial market, creating jobs and solving problems across Kenya and beyond.
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The Directorate of Research, Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (DRICE) serves as the heartbeat of progress at Daystar University. We facilitate cutting-edge research that addresses societal challenges while fostering a culture of entrepreneurship.
Our mission is to ensure that every breakthrough made in our lecture rooms finds its way into the commercial market, creating jobs and solving problems across Kenya and beyond.
DRICE operates a structured, output-driven pipeline that transforms student and faculty work into publishable research, funded projects, and real-world solutions
Undergraduate ProjectsWe support students to develop practical, research-based projects that address real-world challenges and create opportunities for innovation and impact.
Postgraduate ResearchWe strengthen postgraduate research through mentorship, collaboration, and support to produce high-quality research with meaningful academic and societal outcomes.
Research ClinicsWe provide hands-on guidance through focused sessions that help researchers refine ideas, improve proposals, strengthen methodologies, and prepare work for publication.
Industry & GrantsWe connect researchers with industry partners, funding opportunities, and strategic collaborations that turn research ideas into supported, practical projects.
Commercialisation & ImpactWe move research beyond academia by supporting the development, adoption, and commercialisation of solutions that create measurable social and economic impact.
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Get the latest updates from the Directorate of Research, Innovation & Commercialisation Enterprise. This includes research opportunities, faculty and student achievements, funding opportunities, capacity-building programmes, upcoming events, and innovation initiatives across Daystar University.
Share your research with the DRICE team for review, support, and opportunities to move your work forward.
The 2026 programme has concluded, but its schedule and proceedings remain available as a reference for researchers preparing for the next annual edition.
Keynote and ethics certification workshop
Undergraduate and postgraduate displays
No published DRICE events are available yet.
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