In this very first episode of sportH.E, I have the pleasure of being joined by Dan Tilley, Director of Sport at the University of Nottingham. Dan will tell us about his career from starting out as a sport sabbatical officer to running one of the largest student programmes in the country.

We will hear how he approached the development of the £40m David Ross Sports Village through a mixture of lobbying and influencing across the University community and his lessons in creating a student-centred sports programme that aligns the professional service and the student union.

He'll also cover branding, identity, financial pressures, NGB partnerships, the strength of the University community in the face of tragedy and much more.

Dan tells us he has three books he has gifted to others that have resonated with him, including; Atomic Habits, James Clear, The Long Win, Cath Bishop and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy