Editing Ernest Rutherford (section)

=== Later years and honours ===
Rutherford received significant recognition in his home country of New Zealand. In 1901, he earned a [[DSc]] from the University of New Zealand.<ref name="Venn" /> In 1916, he was awarded the [[Hector Memorial Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Recipients |url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/medals-and-awards/hector-medal/recipients-3/ |publisher=[[Royal Society Te Apārangi]] |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-date=30 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430164858/https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/medals-and-awards/hector-medal/recipients-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1925, Rutherford called for the [[New Zealand Government]] to support education and research, which led to the formation of the [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)|Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)]] in the following year.<ref>{{cite web |first=Emma |last=Brewerton |date=15 December 2014 |title=Ernest Rutherford |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/ernest-rutherford |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-date=1 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201203746/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/ernest-rutherford |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1933, Rutherford was one of the two inaugural recipients of the [[T. K. Sidey Medal]], which was established by the [[Royal Society of New Zealand]] as an award for outstanding scientific research.<ref>{{cite web |title=Background of the Medal |url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/awards/sidey-medal/background/ |publisher=[[Royal Society of New Zealand]] |access-date=7 August 2015 |archive-date=19 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919031437/http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/awards/sidey-medal/background/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Recipients |url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/awards/sidey-medal/recipients/ |publisher=[[Royal Society of New Zealand]] |access-date=7 August 2015 |archive-date=9 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021241/http://royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/awards/sidey-medal/recipients/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Additionally, Rutherford received a number of awards from the British Crown. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=12647 |date=27 February 1914 |page=269 |city=Edinburgh}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Order of Merit]] in the [[1925 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=14089 |date=2 January 1925 |page=4 |city=Edinburgh}}</ref> Between 1925 and 1930, he served as [[President of the Royal Society]], and later as president of the [[Council for Assisting Refugee Academics|Academic Assistance Council]] which helped almost 1,000 university refugees from Germany.<ref name="eb"/> In 1931 was raised to Baron of the United Kingdom under the title '''Baron Rutherford of Nelson''',<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33683 |date=23 January 1931 |page=533}}</ref> decorating his coat of arms with a [[Kiwi (bird)|kiwi]] and a [[Māori culture|Māori]] warrior.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ernest Rutherford – Biography |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/ernest-rutherford |website=New Zealand History |access-date=23 June 2023 |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623110402/https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/ernest-rutherford |url-status=live }}</ref> The title became extinct upon his unexpected death in 1937.

Since 1992 his portrait appears on the [[New Zealand one hundred-dollar note]].