Abstract: In this interactive keynote panel, three senior UNSW Canberra academics will share their advice for successfully navigating a research degree.  We’ll begin with the question: what are the three most important things students can do to ensure successful and timely completion? (Spoiler alert: bulk coffee purchases may be mentioned.)  We’ll then ask each member of the panel to share the most vital piece of information they wished they knew as a student.  Along the way we’ll have a little fun, with panel members sharing the highs and lows of their own PhD journeys as they provide key advice on how to make that journey easier and more fulfilling.