The papers included in the special issue offer key insights into the well-being of academic employees. Together, they highlight the value of examining this issue using a range of theoretical frameworks and methodologies and adopting a job-specific approach. The findings have strong potential to inform more precisely targeted interventions to improve the well-being of academic staff working in universities across the world. They also highlight a number of areas where future research could be targeted, and we look forward to seeing new studies that build on their findings in future editions of this journal (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)