Oxford Brookes University theological activities on the site, although theology was withdrawn in 2015.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
Mohammed Shami franchise in the 2015 edition of the IPL. He got good pace and bowled at 140 km/h and above regularly, with his fastest being 147.9 km/h. In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction. In December 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. As a result of his good performances in the domestic matches, Shami Ahmed was selected for India's ODI series against Pakistan, replacing his Bengal teammate Ashok Dinda and subsequently made his debut in the third ODI at Delhi