Tumaini Mligo is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Education, Psychology, and Curriculum Studies of the Faculty of Education. She has a Master's of Education in Science, a Bachelor of Education in Science from the University of Dar es Salaam, and a diploma in Education from Monduli Teachers College. Her teaching area is science education and curriculum studies. She has researched in-service training and its contribution to enhancing science teaching and learning, as well as the engagement of science and mathematics teachers in professional learning communities.