diff --git a/doc/latex/ecsdocs/ecsdocs.pdf b/doc/latex/ecsdocs/ecsdocs.pdf
index fb6e2cc11a50c533ee4562c5a13764deedbe1040..cc84b008ff6bc10bdf3cdc1bc826d853b05f630f 100644
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diff --git a/source/latex/ecsdocs/ecsdocs.dtx b/source/latex/ecsdocs/ecsdocs.dtx
index 483cc5008f5a0541b0e1d95ef3696a036d89a4f0..d06ae1636784f75bb2c0d4b75dfa8527fba07f6c 100644
--- a/source/latex/ecsdocs/ecsdocs.dtx
+++ b/source/latex/ecsdocs/ecsdocs.dtx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 % The checksum is to determine if there has been a truncation in the file during transmission over a network
 %
 %    The class has a custom option to define what colours should be used for links.
-%    This option defines \texttt{sotonlinks} to use UoS palette colours.
+%    This option defines \texttt{sotoncolour} to use UoS palette colours.
 %    Colour Code taken from \texttt{http://edshare.soton.ac.uk/10481}
 %
 %    All options are passed on to the \texttt{book} or \texttt{article} class.
@@ -163,11 +163,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
@@ -1433,28 +1436,28 @@ Data: Author (Year) Title. URI [dataset]}
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 %<*testthesis>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsthesis}      % Use the Thesis Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsthesis}      % Use the Thesis Style with custom link colour
 %</testthesis>
 %<*testminithesis>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsminithesis}  % Use the minithesis Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsminithesis}  % Use the minithesis Style with custom link colour
 %</testminithesis>
 %<*testprogress>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsprogress}    % Use the progress Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsprogress}    % Use the progress Style with custom link colour
 %</testprogress>
 %<*testproject>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsproject}     % Use the Project Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsproject}     % Use the Project Style with custom link colour
 %</testproject>
 %<*testreport>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsreport}      % Use the Report Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsreport}      % Use the Report Style with custom link colour
 %</testreport>
 %<*testarticle>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsarticle}     % Use the Article Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsarticle}     % Use the Article Style with custom link colour
 %</testarticle>
 %<*testgdp>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsgdp}         % Use the GDP Report Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsgdp}         % Use the GDP Report Style with custom link colour
 %</testgdp>
 %<*testgdpsummary>
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsgdpsummary}  % Use the GDP Summary Report Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsgdpsummary}  % Use the GDP Summary Report Style with custom link colour
 %</testgdpsummary>
 %<*testthesis|testminithesis|testprogress|testproject|testreport|testarticle|testgdp|testgdpsummary>
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Article.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Article.tex
index 6601b70c97d9aaf18cc851dff19e5614745f38a9..5ac2ad02c24e1db1849ace9653ffd2c06ed7377e 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Article.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Article.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% Article.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsarticle}     % Use the Article Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsarticle}     % Use the Article Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \hypersetup{colorlinks=true}   % Set to false for black/white printing
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDP.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDP.tex
index b2daf3c581f0373389d58f215da9da8238004cc1..3fb24e54c3ba899a747aa8d9d02888eefb396ca4 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDP.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDP.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% GDP.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsgdp}         % Use the GDP Report Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsgdp}         % Use the GDP Report Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \usepackage{bibentry}          % Use bibentry for prepublished works
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDPSummary.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDPSummary.tex
index 8c9e947f5ecbb99aa75d02ff013f590d6f33f087..6f54a524463efd7885065ee3bc4e655c0a7566c4 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDPSummary.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/GDPSummary.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% GDPSummary.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsgdpsummary}  % Use the GDP Summary Report Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsgdpsummary}  % Use the GDP Summary Report Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \hypersetup{colorlinks=true}   % Set to false for black/white printing
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/MiniThesis.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/MiniThesis.tex
index ab2967c74ca9cc947cc8ac765c51e0f53fd7b9c3..396aa1bd3fb9387bf3736cbac37b0b18f6c34c5d 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/MiniThesis.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/MiniThesis.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% MiniThesis.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsminithesis}  % Use the minithesis Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsminithesis}  % Use the minithesis Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \usepackage{bibentry}          % Use bibentry for prepublished works
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Progress.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Progress.tex
index 48a9f3f0dfaf61a6a41590f59c740b4cbae809b4..2a3a1dfbe3a2b1a6b15d70b53f6ac17e75228dba 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Progress.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Progress.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% Progress.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsprogress}    % Use the progress Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsprogress}    % Use the progress Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \hypersetup{colorlinks=true}   % Set to false for black/white printing
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Project.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Project.tex
index e0a5250c3fc731f851510c176640a823cedaeedc..99f3d4fc8a0414cc607cce3c8392ded3d0b63f19 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Project.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Project.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% Project.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsproject}     % Use the Project Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsproject}     % Use the Project Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \usepackage{bibentry}          % Use bibentry for prepublished works
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Report.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Report.tex
index 9010ab0cfe50d645dfeb231e144b949ed2920cb0..b86a62ac9981479652dd7c64aa0d7f56193f4637 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Report.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Report.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% Report.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsreport}      % Use the Report Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsreport}      % Use the Report Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \usepackage{bibentry}          % Use bibentry for prepublished works
diff --git a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Thesis.tex b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Thesis.tex
index 8f82c955029d3f252ca15d546ad6ef0300c3e7dc..c31b5c865088a94270c214190fbed9b3141ecb5a 100644
--- a/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Thesis.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/ecsdocs/Thesis.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %% Thesis.tex
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-\documentclass[sotonlinks]{ecsthesis}      % Use the Thesis Style with custom link colour
+\documentclass[sotoncolour]{ecsthesis}      % Use the Thesis Style with custom link colour
 \graphicspath{{../Figures/}}   % Location of your graphics files
 \usepackage{natbib}            % Use Natbib style for the refs.
 \usepackage{bibentry}          % Use bibentry for prepublished works
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsarticle.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsarticle.cls
index 0b87142c7512320df6f98af516f79b346eec1c01..080c65e5be3f23b54bfe7d6c1084c3007605d9c8 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsarticle.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsarticle.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdp.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdp.cls
index 404bcd45b7c76b76e2bf3a57cd5d0cb94d5a6db5..3542da4292820c4245e24f2712fb2290b9858258 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdp.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdp.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdpsummary.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdpsummary.cls
index dc7123c17cfbde4369883d8283053b6858c81659..c3439d66b934a83229e2dccde8b0712db5648931 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdpsummary.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsgdpsummary.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsminithesis.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsminithesis.cls
index 57a57c6de2e7004fc2f0ec5e0702adb48de1976b..cabb9181fb3dbe9f8b051be18e57bbe9406aff59 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsminithesis.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsminithesis.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsprogress.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsprogress.cls
index 3b25188d4d85239e092e6181282a341c5e31a99c..b6f8231b2e8e2003274a787af7f36532f07df660 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsprogress.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsprogress.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsproject.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsproject.cls
index d098eceae20dd8d67425098b7bdae6a5bbd9d4a1..b110e2052c99840cf0173431c52a5e0cb6bd9039 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsproject.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsproject.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsreport.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsreport.cls
index 9e6e301d304f03bc14b7a4ed041dba076e1d1544..d39c4c7148b653369b52a8d47142f9646a978e4d 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsreport.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsreport.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{
diff --git a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsthesis.cls b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsthesis.cls
index c9e99260bc6649cad8585d6e11c3411db45b874f..3ad2441d4fbe51a42cb47448ce7f84e08a7d2e66 100644
--- a/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsthesis.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/ecsdocs/ecsthesis.cls
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 \colorlet{linkBlue}{blue}
 \colorlet{custGray}{gray}
-\DeclareOption{sotonlinks}{
+\colorlet{chapRed}{red}
+\DeclareOption{sotoncolour}{
 \definecolor{sotonMarineBlue}{RGB}{1,67,89} % Soton marine blue (P 7469C)
   \definecolor{sotonGrey}{RGB}{153,153,166} % Soton grey (P 443C)
+  \definecolor{sotonRed}{RGB}{171,18,16} % Soton Red (P 484C)
   \colorlet{linkBlue}{sotonMarineBlue}
   \colorlet{custGray}{sotonGrey}
+  \colorlet{chapRed}{sotonRed}
 }
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\baseclass}}
 \def\@checkoptions#1#2{