The study researchers collaboratively developed an interview guide. Questions were shaped to cover the key areas of interest that included: knowledge, perceived severity, risk perceptions and concerns towards seasonal and pandemic influenza and personal health seeking behaviours and practices. Small variations in the questions were used to provide relevance for the overseas students. For example, we explored whether the international students believed their personal risk varied when located at home versus while residing in Australia and whether they had adopted or discontinued any health related behaviours whilst studying in Australia. We were not prescriptive around the term 'pandemic influenza'; instead we left it up to the student to interpret what they felt it meant to them. Pre-designed prompts were employed throughout the interview to trigger interviewees' thought. An interview face sheet was used to collect demographic information (sex, age, enrolment status etc.) from the participants. All interviews were conducted by JM and lasted up to one hour in length.