With a background in Philosophy and Public Law, Maximilian is presently reading for a DPhil in Philosophy focusing on informed consent to medical procedures. His research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the voluntariness of informed consent and how it can make actions permissible that would otherwise be impermissible. Since he was a board member of Young Europe (the University of Regensburg’s politically neutral and multidisciplinary discussion forum) as an undergraduate, he has long been passionate about European politics. He is also an enthusiastic jazz musician and currently play the guitar in the Oxford University Jazz Orchestra.