Francqui Medal awarded to Arthur W. Frank

Francqui Medal awarded to Arthur W. Frank

Arthur Frank
Arthur Frank – Photo Jürgen Pieters

As suggested by both the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy and the Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty, Ghent University awarded Arthur W. Frank with a Francqui Medal for scientific excellence. Arthur W. Frank is a Health Sociologist from the University of Calgary, Canada. His inaugural lecture took place in Vandenhove and addressed “Anxious Voices in Shakespeare, Heidegger and Healthcare”.
CHARM group leader Jürgen Pieters wrote a short introduction to Frank’s work for this website. (in Dutch).