The New Campus of the

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is located in the newest district of

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called Neuenheimer Feld. It is today the larger part of the university, and the largest campus for natural sciences and life science in

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. Many buildings of the science faculties and institutes, the medical school, and the

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are situated on the New Campus. The science branch of the

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is also situated here. Most of the dormitories and the athletic facilities of the university can be found there as well. Several independent research institutes, such as the

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, Max Planck Society and its Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law have settled there. The New Campus is also seat of several biomedical spin-off companies. The ancient part of the town can be reached by streetcar in about ten minutes. The university maintains a botanical garden at Neuenheimer Feld.

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