Sir Francis Arthur Vick (5 June 1911 – 2 September 1998) was a British physicist and university administrator. Vick graduated with a degree in physics from Birmingham University in 1932 and with a PhD in solid state physics from Birmingham University in 1936. Vick was knighted in 1973 for his services to higher education. He received honorary doctorates from a number of universities including Keele University, Birmingham University, and Queen's University, Belfast.