Directorate of Research, Extension, and Publications (DREP) of Tharaka University is committed to providing quality research services. It is anchored to the Division of Academics, Research, and Student Affairs. It is mandated to several activities not limited to overseeing Internal Research Activities by receiving, reviewing, and recommending funding of internal research projects and proposals as well as monitoring their progressions to logical conclusions. The Directorate also promotes collaborative partnership with industrial entrepreneurs, research organizations in outreach programmes. The Directorate do offer platforms for competing and attracting External Research Funding which catalyzes vibrant and productive research environment for national industrialization and development goals. Directorate supports incubation centres for enhancement of creativity and innovations of potential researchers. It also coordinates Annual International Research Conferences in the University.