Brunon Hołyst is an esteemed full professor, habilitated doctor, and honorary doctor of the University of Białystok (2011) and Nasarawa State University in Keffi (Nigeria, 2023). The University of Keffi awarded him the title of honorary professor and established the Institute of European Studies in his name. He is also a consultant for the University College of Professional Education in Wroclaw.

He specialises in criminology, criminology and victimology. He holds professorships at the Warsaw University of Applied Sciences and the University of Siedlce, as well as the title of honorary professor at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. He is the initiator and founder of the Polish Criminalistics Society, the Honorary President of the Polish Society of Mental Hygiene, and the President of the Polish Society of Suicidology. He is a member of numerous international scientific committees and has lectured as a visiting professor in various countries, discussing topics related to suicidology, victimology, and criminology.

He is the author of over 1,250 publications, including 80 books and academic textbooks, which have been published in the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, and Nigeria.