I wish to spend one year of my PhD research at the University of Lincoln because of the history of the place and because of the cutting edge research (and related successes) carried out at the University of Lincoln. The University is located in one of the greatest historical cities in the world and it will be a privilege for me to be able to study and live for one year in a such historical place. Moreover, especially during the past five years, the University has been producing high quality research with impact of international reputation: this is extremely appealing for any international student and researcher. The University of Lincoln and particularly the school of Architecture and Design (where I have applied to carry out my research for one year under the supervision of Dr Anna Catalani) has a wealth of research expertise, especially the fields of design and material culture. All these points make the quality and education standards of the University of Lincoln of high value for my research and development.
While being a visiting PhD student at the University of Lincoln, I hope to develop first of all my research in an international and vibrant context. I also hope to be able to learn new research techniques and to have access to different research tools (like the Maker Lab) specific for my subject area, which can be hardly found in Thailand. Additionally I believe that under the supervision of Dr Catalani I will be able to generate and develop further my work relating to aspects of material culture, design and intangible cultural heritage. The attainment of new knowledge and experiences will be beneficial for my future work back in Thailand.
On the longer term, the success of my year at the University of Lincoln will be measure by the type of collaboration generated with colleagues of the institution (e.g. joint articles or joint research projects). On the short term, the success of my experience as visiting PhD scholar will be evidenced by the generation of new knowledge, by the opportunity to learn new research techniques and by having access to facilities that can be hardly found in Thailand. All the aforementioned points will enrich my curriculum and will help me to develop a set of different skills and research portfolio that will allow me to carry out in the future other international research projects of high quality.