Oxford Brookes University theological activities on the site, although theology was withdrawn in 2015. In October 2003, Oxford Brookes University became the first university in the world to be awarded Fairtrade status. Baroness Kennedy served as the university's Chancellor from 1993 to 2001. In 2007, Graham Upton retired as Vice-Chancellor and his successor, Janet Beer, was inaugurated in September. In July 2008, Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, replaced Jon Snow as chancellor of the university. In March 2015 Alistair Fitt was inaugurated as Vice-Chancellor, replacing Janet Beer. Dame Katherine Grainger British Olympic rower also replaced Shami Chakrabarti as Chancellor. Katherine is Britain's most
Shami Abdulahi year, the 2012 Chicago Marathon, and he only just made the top ten. A year passed until he next competed, when he managed fourth at the 2013 Amsterdam Marathon with a run of 2:08:02 hours. He placed third at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2014, but his career ceased thereafter, with his only other performance being a failure to finish at the 2017 Venice Marathon. Shami Abdulahi Shami Abdulahi Dawit (born 16 July 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon races. He won the 2012 Hamburg Marathon in a course record time and has a personal best